Is getting money from advertisements like Google Ads considered a commercial usage?
<p>Suppose I write an article on a blog that has Google Ads installed. Then, I use an illustrated image with a non-commercial use only license. I make money from advertising in my blog, not selling my articles. Am I breaking the license?</p>

<h2>This is commercial usage</h2>
<p>Your blog generates advertising revenues just like every other <strong>commercial</strong> media organisation.</p>

<p>The <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/legalcode" rel="nofollow noreferrer">license</a> says, &quot;You may not exercise any of the rights granted to You in Section 3 above in any manner that is <strong>primarily intended</strong> for or directed toward commercial advantage or private monetary compensation.&quot;</p>
<p>Do you write for the blog as a business and not a hobby? Do you consistently make a profit (or at least reasonably expect to make a profit in the next few years)? Are you self-employed working on the blog?</p>
<p>If the answers to questions like these is &quot;yes&quot;, then your use is commercial. If the answers are &quot;no&quot;, then your use is non-commercial.</p>

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