Which description matches the BY license in Creative Commons?

• A. Credit must be given to the creator
• B. Adaptations must be shared under the same terms
• C. No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted
• D. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted

Answer: (A)

Attribution is the key requirement of the Creative Commons BY license. It lets people use, remix, distribute, and even use commercially the work as long as the creator is credited properly, a link to the license is provided, and any changes are noted. That direct obligation to give credit matches the description “Credit must be given to the creator.” The other license traits—the requirement that derivatives be shared under the same terms, or forbidding derivatives, or restricting use to noncommercial—describe other CC variants, not BY. So this description correctly identifies BY as the license that centers on giving proper credit.