takahirox / license-info-js

license-info-js

license-info-js is a JavaScript library that allows JavaScript applications to quickly know what a license allows.

Many contents are under a certain license. The license certifications are stated as natural language and are not machine readable. It is hard for applications to know what a content allows and disallows.

For example it can be a problem in this scenario: If a 3D asset file that is under a license that doesn't allow remix work is uploaded to a JavaScript 3D editor the editor shows the 3D asset but should refuse to edit it.

license-info-js resolves the problem by providing machine readable info from a license name or a license certificate URL.

Example

import licenseInfo from 'path_to_lib/license-info.js';

const info = licenseInfo.getByCertificateURL(licenseCertificateURL);
if (info.remix) {
  edit();
}

API

getByCertificateURL(certificateURL)

getByLicenseName(licenseName)

Info properties

• attributionRequired:
• remix:
• commersialUse:
• freeCulturalWorks:
• redistribution:

Supported license list

Name	Attribution required	Remix culture	Commersial use	Free cultural works	redistribution
CC0	No 🆗	Yes 🆗	Yes 🆗	Yes 🆗
CC BY	Yes ⛔	Yes 🆗	Yes 🆗	Yes 🆗
CC BY-SA	Yes ⛔	Yes 🆗	Yes 🆗	Yes 🆗
CC BY-NC	Yes ⛔	Yes 🆗	No ⛔	No ⛔
CC BY-NC-SA	Yes ⛔	Yes 🆗	No ⛔	No ⛔
CC BY-ND	Yes ⛔	No ⛔	Yes 🆗	No ⛔
CC BY-NC-ND	Yes ⛔	No ⛔	No ⛔	No ⛔

License list unsupported yet

Name	Attribution required	Remix culture	Commersial use	Free cultural works	redistribution
Sketchfab Standard
Sketchfab Editorial
Turbo Squid 3D Model license
UVL
VN3