Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Germany

This is a reading of the license Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Germany. Published by Creative Commons. It covers Creative work (i.e. text, picture, sound, movie). Version 2 of the model.

1. What you may do

This license permits the following.
Charge distribution fee. Charging a fee for the act of providing a copy of the work to someone else.
Commercial use. Using the work to generate income, directly or indirectly, for example by selling it or by using it in advertising.
Derivative works. Distributing an adaptation of the work and making it available to the public.
Derive. Creating a new work from the work, such as a translation, adaptation or arrangement of it or of a part of it.
Display. Showing the work to the public without making a copy the viewer keeps.
Distribute. Providing copies of the work to the public or to anyone else.
Modified works. Distributing a modified version of the work that does not amount to a new, derivative work.
Modify. Altering the work, for example by updating it, without creating a new work; an alteration that creates a new work is Derive.
Present. Performing the work in public, including by broadcast or other communication to the public.
Reproduce. Making copies of the work in any form.

2. What you must do

These conditions come with the permissions above.
Attribution. Giving credit to the copyright holders or authors of the work, in the form the licensor asks for. It is a condition of derive.
Modification notice. Marking a changed work as changed, saying how it differs from the original and keeping earlier notices of change. It is a condition of derive.
Notice. Notice: keeping the license and copyright notices with every copy. It is a condition of derive.
Attribution. Giving credit to the copyright holders or authors of the work, in the form the licensor asks for. It is a condition of distribute.
Notice. Notice: keeping the license and copyright notices with every copy. It is a condition of distribute.
Attribution. Giving credit to the copyright holders or authors of the work, in the form the licensor asks for. It is a condition of modify.
Modification notice. Marking a changed work as changed, saying how it differs from the original and keeping earlier notices of change. It is a condition of modify.
Notice. Notice: keeping the license and copyright notices with every copy. It is a condition of modify.

3. What you may not do

This license prohibits the following.
Change license. Replacing the license of the work, or of an adaptation, with another license, or changing its terms.
Sublicense. Granting a third party rights in the work under a license of the licensee's own, rather than passing on the original license.

4. Further terms

The license states these terms about itself.
Validity period: Perpetual.
Region: Germany.
Terminates on breach: Yes.

5. Warranty, liability and support

The license carries the following clauses, quoted from the model.
Warranty disclaimer: Sofern dies von den Vertragsparteien nicht anderweitig schriftlich vereinbart, bietet der Lizenzgeber keine Gewährleistung für die erteilten Rechte, außer für den Fall, dass Mängel arglistig verschwiegen wurden. Für Mängel anderer Art, insbesondere bei der mangelhaften Lieferung von Verkörperungen des Schutzgegenstandes, richtet sich die Gewährleistung nach der Regelung, die die Person, die Ihnen den Schutzgegenstand zur Verfügung stellt, mit Ihnen außerhalb dieser Lizenz vereinbart, oder - wenn eine solche Regelung nicht getroffen wurde - nach den gesetzlichen Vorschriften.
Limitation of liability: Über die in Ziffer 5 genannte Gewährleistung hinaus haftet Ihnen der Lizenzgeber nur für Vorsatz und grobe Fahrlässigkeit.

This text was generated from the machine readable model of the license. It is not legal advice, and only the license itself is binding.