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Changes to the license models


What DALICC changed in its curated models, when, and why.

A license model is corrected when a reading of the legal text turns out to be wrong. Every correction changes what the compatibility checker answers, so each change below names the reason behind it and links to the record it was made on.

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  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Austria version 2 2026-09-24

    added Kind of variant: "jurisdiction-port"

    Port relation The 2026-09-15 review made the relation between a jurisdiction port and the record it was adapted from explicit in the data.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Austria version 2 2026-09-24

    added Terminates On Breach: "true"

    Manual edit The termination clause of this port reads: "Dieser Lizenzvertrag und die durch diesen erteilten Befugnisse enden automatisch bei jeder Verletzung der Vertragsbedingungen durch Sie."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Austria version 2 2026-09-24

    added Reviewed on: "2026-09-15"

    Review state Every record records how far it has come in the editorial workflow and when it was last checked against the legal text.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Austria version 2 2026-09-24

    added Review status: Reviewed

    Review state Every record records how far it has come in the editorial workflow and when it was last checked against the legal text.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Austria version 2 2026-09-24

    added License version: "2.0"

    Port relation The 2026-09-15 review made the relation between a jurisdiction port and the record it was adapted from explicit in the data.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Austria version 2 2026-09-24

    added Jurisdiction port of: CC-BY-NC-4.0

    Port relation The 2026-09-15 review made the relation between a jurisdiction port and the record it was adapted from explicit in the data.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Australia version 2 2026-09-24

    added Prohibition: Sublicense

    Review decision Review decision 1: every Creative Commons record except the CC0 dedication, plus the Open Database License and the Open Data Commons Attribution License, forbids sublicensing in as many words.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Australia version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Sublicense

    was Prohibition: Sublicense

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may not sublicense the Work."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Australia version 2 2026-09-24

    removed Prohibition: Promote

    Manual edit The endorsement prohibition rested on no sentence of the text; the default rule for endorsement now supplies it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Australia version 2 2026-09-24

    added Source: >

    Review finding The record carried cc:legalcode but no dct:source. The legal-code page states the canonical URL of the licence, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/au/, and the six 4.0 International parents carry exactly that pair (legal code plus deed). Added.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Australia version 2 2026-09-24

    added License: >

    Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Australia version 2 2026-09-24

    added Kind of variant: "jurisdiction-port"

    Port relation The 2026-09-15 review made the relation between a jurisdiction port and the record it was adapted from explicit in the data.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Australia version 2 2026-09-24

    added Terminates On Breach: "true"

    Manual edit The termination clause of this port reads: "This Licence and the rights granted hereunder will terminate automatically upon any breach by You of the terms of this Licence."

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Australia version 2 2026-09-24

    added Reviewed on: "2026-09-15"

    Review state Every record records how far it has come in the editorial workflow and when it was last checked against the legal text.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Australia version 2 2026-09-24

    added Review status: Reviewed

    Review state Every record records how far it has come in the editorial workflow and when it was last checked against the legal text.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Australia version 2 2026-09-24

    added License version: "2.0"

    Port relation The 2026-09-15 review made the relation between a jurisdiction port and the record it was adapted from explicit in the data.

  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Australia version 2 2026-09-24

    added Jurisdiction port of: CC-BY-NC-4.0

    Port relation The 2026-09-15 review made the relation between a jurisdiction port and the record it was adapted from explicit in the data.

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    added Prohibition: Promote

    Review finding Clause 12 states: "This license does not grant you the right to use any trademark, service mark, tradename, or logo of the Copyright Holder." Added the dalicc:promote prohibition.

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Promote

    was Prohibition: Promote

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "This license does not grant you the right to use any trademark, service mark, tradename, or logo of the Copyright Holder."

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    added Prohibition: Charge license fee

    Review finding Clause 1 states: "You are permitted to use the Standard Version and create and use Modified Versions for any purpose without restriction", and clause 2 allows distribution "either gratis or for a Distributor Fee". The record prohibited cc:CommercialUse. Removed it, added the permission, and added the prohibition the text actually states, clause 7: "provided that you do not charge a licensing fee for the Package".

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    removed Prohibition: Commercial use

    Review finding Clause 1 states: "You are permitted to use the Standard Version and create and use Modified Versions for any purpose without restriction", and clause 2 allows distribution "either gratis or for a Distributor Fee". The record prohibited cc:CommercialUse. Removed it, added the permission, and added the prohibition the text actually states, clause 7: "provided that you do not charge a licensing fee for the Package".

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    was Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    Manual edit Its duty dalicc:rename quotes "In addition, the Modified Version must bear a name that is different from the name of the Standard Version."

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    was Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    Manual edit Its duty dalicc:rename quotes "In addition, the Modified Version must bear a name that is different from the name of the Standard Version."

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    added Permission: Commercial use

    Review finding Clause 1 states: "You are permitted to use the Standard Version and create and use Modified Versions for any purpose without restriction", and clause 2 allows distribution "either gratis or for a Distributor Fee". The record prohibited cc:CommercialUse. Removed it, added the permission, and added the prohibition the text actually states, clause 7: "provided that you do not charge a licensing fee for the Package".

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Commercial use

    was Permission: Commercial use

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You are permitted to use the Standard Version and create and use Modified Versions for any purpose without restriction, provided that you do not Distribute the Modified Version."

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    removed Publisher: "N.N."

    Manual edit Library convention 14: dct:publisher was the placeholder 'N.N.' and the clause literals carried a padding space.

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    added License: >

    Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    added Reviewed on: "2026-09-15"

    Review state Every record records how far it has come in the editorial workflow and when it was last checked against the legal text.

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    added Review status: Reviewed

    Review state Every record records how far it has come in the editorial workflow and when it was last checked against the legal text.

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    added Warranty disclaimer: "THE PACKAGE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER AND CONTRIBUTORS \"AS IS\" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIE...

    Review finding Clause 14 was not recorded. Added, split into the warranty and the liability field.

  • Artistic License 2.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    added Limitation of liability: "UNLESS REQUIRED BY LAW, NO COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTOR WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONS...

    Review finding Clause 14 was not recorded. Added, split into the warranty and the liability field.

  • Artistic License 1.0 w/clause 8 version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Promote

    was Prohibition: Promote

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "The name of the Copyright Holder may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission."

  • Artistic License 1.0 w/clause 8 version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Charge license fee

    was Prohibition: Charge license fee

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may not charge a fee for this Package itself."

  • Artistic License 1.0 w/clause 8 version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    was Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may otherwise modify your copy of this Package in any way, provided that you insert a prominent notice in each changed file stating how and when you changed that file, and provided that you do at least ONE of the following:"

  • Artistic License 1.0 w/clause 8 version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    was Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may otherwise modify your copy of this Package in any way, provided that you insert a prominent notice in each changed file stating how and when you changed that file, and provided that you do at least ONE of the following:"

  • Artistic License 1.0 w/clause 8 version 2 2026-09-24

    added License: >

    Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

  • Artistic License 1.0 (Perl) version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Promote

    was Prohibition: Promote

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "The name of the Copyright Holder may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission."

  • Artistic License 1.0 (Perl) version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Charge license fee

    was Prohibition: Charge license fee

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may not charge a fee for this Package itself."

  • Artistic License 1.0 (Perl) version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    was Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may otherwise modify your copy of this Package in any way, provided that you insert a prominent notice in each changed file stating how and when you changed that file, and provided that you do at least ONE of the following:"

  • Artistic License 1.0 (Perl) version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    was Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may otherwise modify your copy of this Package in any way, provided that you insert a prominent notice in each changed file stating how and when you changed that file, and provided that you do at least ONE of the following:"

  • Artistic License 1.0 (Perl) version 2 2026-09-24

    added License: >

    Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

  • Artistic License 1.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Promote

    was Prohibition: Promote

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "The name of the Copyright Holder may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission."

  • Artistic License 1.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Prohibition: Charge license fee

    was Prohibition: Charge license fee

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may not charge a fee for this Package itself."

  • Artistic License 1.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    was Permission: Modify, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may otherwise modify your copy of this Package in any way, provided that you insert a prominent notice in each changed file stating how and when you changed that file, and provided that you do at least ONE of the following:"

  • Artistic License 1.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    was Permission: Derive, with the duties Attribution, Notice, Source code, Modification notice, Rename

    Manual edit The statement now quotes the sentence of the licence text it rests on: "You may otherwise modify your copy of this Package in any way, provided that you insert a prominent notice in each changed file stating how and when you changed that file, and provided that you do at least ONE of the following:"

  • Artistic License 1.0 version 2 2026-09-24

    added License: >

    Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

  • Apple Sample Code License version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Modify, with the duties Modification notice, Rename

    was Permission: Modify, with the duties Modification notice, Rename

    Manual edit Its duty dalicc:modificationNotice quotes "If you're going to re-distribute the source, we require that you make it clear in the source that the code was descended from Apple sample source code, but that you've made changes."

  • Apple Sample Code License version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Modification notice, Rename

    was Permission: Distribute, with the duties Attribution, Modification notice, Rename

    Manual edit Its duty dalicc:modificationNotice quotes "If you're going to re-distribute the source, we require that you make it clear in the source that the code was descended from Apple sample source code, but that you've made changes."

  • Apple Sample Code License version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Derive, with the duties Modification notice, Rename

    was Permission: Derive, with the duties Modification notice, Rename

    Manual edit Its duty dalicc:modificationNotice quotes "If you're going to re-distribute the source, we require that you make it clear in the source that the code was descended from Apple sample source code, but that you've made changes."

  • Apple Sample Code License version 2 2026-09-24

    changed Permission: Change license, with the duties Use a compliant license

    was Permission: Change license, with the duties Use a compliant license

    Manual edit The statement is marked as a library convention, family rule 15: Permissive records permit relicensing: the text does not state it in as many words. Its duty dalicc:compliantLicense is marked as a library convention, family rule 15: Permissive records permit relicensing.

Nothing on this page is legal advice. What a license means is decided by its text; ask a legal advisor before you rely on it.