Which component of a Creative Commons license requires the work to be attributed to the author?

• A. Non-Commercial
• B. Share-Alike
• C. Public Domain
• D. Attribution

Answer: (D)

Credit to the creator is required by the attribution component of Creative Commons licensing. This means when you reuse or remix a CC-licensed work, you must give proper credit to the author, typically including their name, the title, a link to the license, and an indication of any changes made. The core idea is that attribution ensures the original creator is acknowledged even as the work is shared or adapted. Other terms describe different limitations: Non-Commercial restricts uses to non-commercial contexts; Share-Alike requires derivative works to be licensed under the same terms; Public Domain means the work is free of copyright and generally does not require attribution. So, attribution is the element that requires the author to be credited.