These are short descriptions of the various standard licenses used for models on this site. Each model page specifies which license applies. The licenses are listed here for quick comparison. Additional restrictions and clarifications may apply.

Public Domain

You can do anything you want to public domain content; including modification, change license terms (on modified content), or use in a commercial setting.

Creative Commons with Attribution (CC BY)

The Creative Commons suite of licenses are developed by CreativeCommons.org. At a minimum these licenses require attribution to your source and any other attribution that is listed with the content. This is all that is required by a CC BY license. Full information on this license is at Creative Common with Attribution.

Creative Commons Sharealike (CC BY SA)

The Creative Commons suite of licenses are developed by CreativeCommons.org. At a minimum these licenses require attribution to your source and any other attribution that is listed with the content. This license requires you to make all modifications to this content available under the same license (CC BY SA). Full information on this license is at Creative Common Sharealike.

Creative Commons - No Commercial (CC BY-NC)

The Creative Commons suite of licenses are developed by CreativeCommons.org. At a minimum these licenses require attribution to your source and any other attribution that is listed with the content. This license does not allow the content to be used in any commercial manner. Full information on this license is at Creative Common No Commerical.

Creative Commons - No Derivatives (CC BY-ND)

The Creative Commons suite of licenses are developed by CreativeCommons.org. At a minimum these licenses require attribution to your source and any other attribution that is listed with the content. This license does not allow you to create derivatives or modifications of the original. Full information on this license is at Creative Common No Derivatives.

Creative Commons - No Commercial, ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)

The Creative Commons suite of licenses are developed by CreativeCommons.org. At a minimum these licenses require attribution to your source and any other attribution that is listed with the content. This is a combination of the terms for CC BY-NC and CC BY SA (no commerical use, all modifications must be license as CC BY-NC-SA). Full information on this license is at Creative Common No Commercial, Sharealike.

Creative Commons - No Commercial, No Derivatives (C BY-NC-ND)

The Creative Commons suite of licenses are developed by CreativeCommons.org. At a minimum these licenses require attribution to your source and any other attribution that is listed with the content. This is a combination of the terms for CC BY-NC and CC BY-ND (no commerical use, no modifications). Full information on this license is at Creative Common No Commercial, No Derivatives.