3.5.3: CC BY SA 4.0 licence
Features
- Credit must be given to the creator
- The licence allows re-users to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, even for commercial or non-commercial purposes.
- When modifying the material, the user must maintain an indication of previous modifications. For instance, provide the title of the work followed by the name of the original author, and include hyperlinks to the source as well as the licence. Additionally, clearly state if the material has been edited, adapted, or built upon in any way.
- There is a requirement that you must license the material you remix, edit, and redistribute under identical terms. This means that if the original material you used had a CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, your revised version must also carry the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
More details are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
Example 1
Ali has remixed content from a book by Munir Moosa Sadruddin titled ‘Healing Souls’, which was published under CC BY SA 4.0. After adaptation, Ali must publish the revised resource under the same CC BY SA 4.0 licence.
Original Content:
Education plays a crucial role in promoting peace by fostering understanding, tolerance, and empathy among individuals. Through knowledge and awareness, it helps dismantle stereotypes, encouraging dialogue and cooperation. By instilling values of respect and cooperation, education becomes a powerful tool in building a foundation for a more peaceful and harmonious society (‘Healing Souls’ by Munir Moosa Sadruddin is licensed under CC BY SA 4.0).
Adapted version
Education is important to promote peace and unity in the world. It helps to support open-mindedness and becomes a powerful tool in building a foundation for a more peaceful and harmonious society (Adapted from 'Healing Souls’ by Munir Moosa Sadruddin, licensed under CC BY SA 4.0 (paraphrased)).
Example 2
You found the image below online, published under a CC BY SA 4.0 licence. Now you have edited the image and want to re-share it online. You need provide a licensing citation as follows:
Before adaptation:
“Vanilla and Chocolate Ice-cream” by Munir Moosa is licensed under CC BY SA 4.0
After adaptation:
“Vanilla and Chocolate Ice-cream” by Munir Moosa is adapted by [your name] (Removed one scoop of ice-cream and background). Licensed under CC BY SA 4.0