creative-commons

Can I use GPL, LGPL, CC images in a commercial book?

In such a case what are the conditions that I need to fulfill to not violate GPL, LGPL, CC licences? Looking at wikipedia entry for CC, it seems I can use only CC-BY, and CC-SA license but I am not clear as to how and where in my book I need to add attribution for the author whose images (under CC-BY) I would use. It is also not clear th...

What is the license of code snippets on Wikipedia?

I'm looking to incolude code from Wikipedia articles in production software, and also quote it in a publication. Will this affect the licensing of either the code or the publication? My suspicion is that Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License may apply (confusingly) to the code, but not to the publication as here the code is ...

Printing a GPL licensed icon (or embedding it in a PDF document)

In my thesis I'd like to use the Gnome Web browser icon inside a figure. However, this icon isn't licensed under a CC license, but under the GPL. While I'm aware of the conditions imposed by the GPL on software, I'm unsure of the implications when embedding a GPL licensed icon inside a document that is distributed as PDF and in printed f...

What license should I use instead of now-retired CC-SA ?

I wrote a document about my application and want a license that allows people to: Modify Use commercially Share alike All that with no attribution hassle at all CC-SA looks perfect but its page says: "This license is retired. Do not use for new works." GFDL is burdensome when printing so it won't do either. What license should I us...