Arrange the following according to their licensing and usages flexibility.

(A) Creative Common Share Alike (CC BY-SA)

(B) Public Domain (PD)

(C) Creative Common Non directive (CC BY-ND)

(D) Creative Common by (CC BY)

(E) Creative Common Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Answer 1

The correct answer is - (B), (D), (A), (E), (C)

Key Points

Public Domain (PD)
- Works in the public domain can be used by anyone for any purpose without restrictions.
- This is the most flexible licensing option.
Creative Common by (CC BY)
- Allows others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the work, even commercially, as long as they credit the original creation.
- Highly flexible in terms of usage.
Creative Common Share Alike (CC BY-SA)
- Allows others to remix, adapt, and build upon the work even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit the original creation and license their new creations under identical terms.
- Ensures derivatives are also open and free.
Creative Common Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC)
- Allows others to remix, adapt, and build upon the work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge the original creation, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms.
- Restricts commercial usage.
Creative Common Non-Directive (CC BY-ND)
- Allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to the original creation.
- Does not allow for derivatives.

Additional Information

Public Domain (PD)
- Typically includes works for which copyright has expired, works released by the creator into the public domain, or works that were never eligible for copyright protection.
Creative Commons (CC)
- A licensing system that allows creators to communicate which rights they reserve and which they waive for the benefit of recipients or other creators.
- There are several types of Creative Commons licenses, each with different levels of flexibility.