# Licensing - how does this apply to my service?

**URL:** <https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/licensing-how-does-this-apply-to-my-service/37893>\
**Category:** Open Trivia DB\
**Created:** [May 26, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/licensing-how-does-this-apply-to-my-service/37893 "2020-05-26T22:40:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![DaCukiMonsta](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/dacukimonsta/32/45323_2.png) [@DaCukiMonsta](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/DaCukiMonsta)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/licensing-how-does-this-apply-to-my-service/37893/1 "2020-05-26T22:40:39Z")

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Hi

It says the use of the API is under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. I’m building a realtime multiplayer internet quiz game, and one source of questions I am hoping to be opentdb. However I’m not sure how I can apply the ShareAlike license to my project because it’s a service i’ll be hosting rather than a specific body of code/software that would actually be downloaded.

I realize I probably haven’t described this very well at all but I’m completely new to the whole license thing in the first place so sorry in advance. 🙂

Could anyone advise on this? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/macdguy/32/3448_2.png) [@macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/macdguy)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/licensing-how-does-this-apply-to-my-service/37893/2 "2020-05-26T22:42:55Z")

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We are currently in the process of drafting up a new terms of service that will cover this.

You are required to attribute Open Trivia Database and required to license your service under the same license.

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**Author:** ![DaCukiMonsta](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/dacukimonsta/32/45323_2.png) [@DaCukiMonsta](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/DaCukiMonsta)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/licensing-how-does-this-apply-to-my-service/37893/3 "2020-05-30T12:16:08Z")

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Thank you for your reply. I understand the first part, I will definitely attribute 🙂

I’m just not sure what it means to release my service under the license. Does it mean I have to release all the source code for my game client and game server online, and allow anyone to use it? Or does it just mean I should create documentation to show others how to make their own clients to connect to my game service?

Thank you

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**Author:** ![cpnYarhar](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@cpnYarhar](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/cpnYarhar)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/licensing-how-does-this-apply-to-my-service/37893/4 "2022-06-07T08:46:54Z")

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Any update on a new ToS? I plan on using questions/answers obtained by the API and the OpenTDB logo for attribution purposes for a Discord bot. I am uncomfortable with releasing my own art assets under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, which the verbiage seems to imply is required.

I am willing to give attribution and release source code under the same license (technically GPL 3, which is listed by CC as a compatible license)