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Warning: It seems that this isn’t possible, because the provision (that only "the last license applied" has to be followed) was introduced with CC BY-SA 4.0, so CC BY-SA 3.0 doesn’t allow it. Please see Trevor’s answer.


If you adapt1 content licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, you can (additionally) license your contribution under GPLv3 (but not the other way around).

See creativecommons.org’s Compatible Licenses:

  • CC BY-SA 3.0 is compatible with CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • CC BY-SA 4.0 is compatible with GPLv3.

(1 See my question What counts as adaptation for using code licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 in software licensed under GPLv3?)

If you adapt1 content licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, you can (additionally) license your contribution under GPLv3 (but not the other way around).

See creativecommons.org’s Compatible Licenses:

  • CC BY-SA 3.0 is compatible with CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • CC BY-SA 4.0 is compatible with GPLv3.

(1 See my question What counts as adaptation for using code licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 in software licensed under GPLv3?)

Warning: It seems that this isn’t possible, because the provision (that only "the last license applied" has to be followed) was introduced with CC BY-SA 4.0, so CC BY-SA 3.0 doesn’t allow it. Please see Trevor’s answer.


If you adapt1 content licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, you can (additionally) license your contribution under GPLv3 (but not the other way around).

See creativecommons.org’s Compatible Licenses:

  • CC BY-SA 3.0 is compatible with CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • CC BY-SA 4.0 is compatible with GPLv3.

(1 See my question What counts as adaptation for using code licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 in software licensed under GPLv3?)

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If you adapt1 content licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, you can (additionally) license your contribution under GPLv3 (but not the other way around).

See creativecommons.org’s Compatible Licenses:

  • CC BY-SA 3.0 is compatible with CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • CC BY-SA 4.0 is compatible with GPLv3.

(1 See my question What counts as adaptation for using code licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 in software licensed under GPLv3? What counts as adaptation for using code licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 in software licensed under GPLv3?)

If you adapt1 content licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, you can (additionally) license your contribution under GPLv3 (but not the other way around).

See creativecommons.org’s Compatible Licenses:

  • CC BY-SA 3.0 is compatible with CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • CC BY-SA 4.0 is compatible with GPLv3.

(1 See my question What counts as adaptation for using code licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 in software licensed under GPLv3?)

If you adapt1 content licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, you can (additionally) license your contribution under GPLv3 (but not the other way around).

See creativecommons.org’s Compatible Licenses:

  • CC BY-SA 3.0 is compatible with CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • CC BY-SA 4.0 is compatible with GPLv3.

(1 See my question What counts as adaptation for using code licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 in software licensed under GPLv3?)

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unor
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If you adapt1 content licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, you can (additionally) license your contribution under GPLv3 (but not the other way around).

See creativecommons.org’s Compatible Licenses:

  • CC BY-SA 3.0 is compatible with CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • CC BY-SA 4.0 is compatible with GPLv3.

(1 See my question What counts as adaptation for using code licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 in software licensed under GPLv3?)

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