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Open Database License. The Open Database License (ODbL) is a copyleft license agreement intended to allow users to freely share, modify, and use a database while maintaining this same freedom for others. [2] ODbL is published by Open Data Commons, which is part of Open Knowledge Foundation. [3]
Dec 15, 2013 · An open licence is one that places very few restrictions on what anyone can do with the content or data that is being licensed. An open licence allows others to do things like: republish the content or data on their own website. derive new content or data from yours. make money by selling products that use your content or data.
- Guide to Open Licensing
- What Is An Open License?
- Why Use An Open License?
- How Can I Apply An Open License?
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Please note:This guide has been produced by individuals who are not lawyers. Nothing in this page should be considered as legal advice. In addition to this general guide there is also a detailed Guide focused on Open Data Licensing.
A license is a document that specifies what can and cannot be done with a work (whether sound, text, image or multimedia). It grants permissions and states restrictions. Broadly speaking, an open license is one which grants permission to access, re-use and redistribute a work with few or no restrictions. (A full set of conditions which must be met ...
Works that are published without an explicit license are usually subject to the copyright laws of the jurisdiction they are published in by default. These laws typically give several exclusive rights to the copyright holder - including the right to produce copies, and to produce derivative works. These rights prohibit unauthorised re-distribution a...
Applying an open license to a work can be very straightforward. The procedure may slightly vary depending on which license is selected, but should be more or less as follows: 1. Get permission from all rightholders to openly license the work. 2. Decide which open license best suits your purposes. 3. Display a notice somewhere prominent on your work...
This guide has primarily focused on “content” – texts, images etc. The situation for data is somewhat different because the monopoly rights in data are much more variable across different jurisdictions. The basic logic is still the same: choose a suitable open license and apply it to your work. Further information about open licensing for data, can...
For further information about specific open licenses, please see their respective websites. These are listed on the Open Knowledge licenses page. The following is a list of articles and posts about open licenses and open licensing: 1. A Guide to Open Content Licenses, Lawrence Liang, December 2004. This is an excellent listing, summary and analysis...
Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) Attribution and Share-Alike for Data/Databases; Human-readable summary; Full legal text of current version (v1.0) How to apply. Insert prominently in all relevant locations a statement such as (replacing {DATA(BASE)-NAME} with the name of your data/database):
A license is a legal document that outlines what people are able to do with a work, project, or collection of information. Licensing for Open Data can apply to the data set itself, applications that make use of the data, or even the material on the website or portal where that open data is accessed.
Open Data Commons is the home of a set of legal tools and licenses to help you publish, provide and use open data. Learn more about how to apply the licenses to your material: Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) Open Data Commons Attribution License. Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)
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Open Data by Descrier licensed via CC BY 2.0. Open data is data that can be freely used, re-used and redistributed by anyone — subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and sharealike. — Open Data Handbook The sharing of open data can be incredibly beneficial to society: facilitating enhanced scientific collaboration and reproducibility,…
