[od-discuss] Fwd: addition to Open Definition license list

Fri Mar 18 09:28:34 UTC 2011

Hi All,

I've just realized this correspondence with Jo Walsh didn't go to the
list but only to the alias. As Jo says we should definitely take this
license through the approval / conformance process.

Rufus

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>
Date: 11 January 2011 12:04
Subject: Re: addition to Open Definition license list
To: Jo Walsh <jo.walsh at ed.ac.uk>
Cc: opendefinition at okfn.org

On 11 January 2011 11:39, Jo Walsh <jo.walsh at ed.ac.uk> wrote:
> http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/#Data
>
> - should feature the new UK Open Government License published last week, if

<http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/>

Doesn't matter much but thought this was published in Autumn. We
should definitely take this through the process. My one concern with
this license at the moment are the extra 'restriction' clauses:

<quote>
* ensure that you do not use the Information in a way that suggests
any official status or that the Information Provider endorses you or
your use of the Information;

* ensure that you do not mislead others or misrepresent the
Information or its source;

* ensure that your use of the Information does not breach the Data
Protection Act 1998 or the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC
Directive) Regulations 2003.
</quote>

I'm not sure first is problematic (this kind of 'integrity' clause is
reasonable) but not sure about the others and especially about they
interope with other licenses.
> the UK PSI license is listed there. Ordnance Survey Open Data was relicensed
> to use it:
>
> http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/open-government-licence.htm

Yes, indeed.

Rufus

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