NC is a huge pain as it can be difficult to define commercial use, and it's often defined differently in different countries.

https://freedomdefined.org/Licenses/NC

https://www.techdirt.com/2014/03/27/german-court-says-creati...

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mark_l_watson 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

And NC doesn’t always work.

I use no commercial reuse (NC) yet years ago a polite young man from China emailed me letting me know that he was translating my stuff to resell under his name for money. To be honest, I didn’t mind and it made a good story to tell friends and family.

	▲	ghaff 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		I had something similar happen with a book I wrote through a publisher. I went radio silence on him. Would have required contacting my publisher and I didn't need the hassle.

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ghaff 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

That's one of the reasons that defining NC broke down in the latest round of CC license revisions. Sure, even in the US, define NC as a 501(c)(3) non-profit. But that doesn't mean some mom-and-pop charity you agree with. It can easily mean a non-profit with goals you totally disagree with. And how about 501(c)(6)s like the NFL? And that's just US tax law.