Take the 2-minute tour ×  I'm working on a project that uses
some icons that are under a Creative Commons license (ND) that
forbids modification of the picture.  What can I do with this
icons as a programmer?  Can I modify the looks of the image in
the program as long as I don't change anything in the file that
contains the icon?  Have I modified the image if I put a colored
transparent layer over it so the color of the icon changes?
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down vote accepted  Technically, if your application displays
the image changed, it could be considered a derivated work,
hence the author would be within his right to sue you. Creative
Commons licenses are not software licenses, with differences
between static or dynamic linking and such. The same way
displaying a copyrighted image might be illegal even if it is
not available as a separated file in your application,
displaying the ND image changed — other than resizing, I guess —
could be considered illegal even if t