[okfn-help] Fwd: Contents License Statement for ODC-By

Tue Jun 21 15:04:36 UTC 2011

This should not go to okfn-help but odc-discuss :-)

Rufus

On 21 June 2011 10:05, Lucy Chambers <lucy.chambers at okfn.org> wrote:

> Hi Robert,
>
> Just forwarding your question to okfn-help so that you can benefit
> from the wisdom of the experts ))
>
> Lucy
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Robert Whittaker <rjw62 at cantab.net>
> Date: Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 8:44 AM
> Subject: Contents License Statement for ODC-By
> To: info at okfn.org
>
>
> Comparing http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/ with
> http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/ ...
>
> The latter has explicit text describing the license for the contents
> in the bolded "how to apply" section, whereas the former does not. I'm
> wondering if this is deliberate or an accidental omission.
>
> If it is deliberate, then surely you need to change points 2 and 3
> under "Notes" on http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/
>
> I've noticed this because I've been offered a license to use a
> databsae 'under ODC-By', and the owner hasn't specified a license for
> the contents. In the absense of any specific wording to the contrary,
> I allowed to assume the contents can be used under DbCL? (I presume
> not, but since people usually forget the content license and just talk
> of licensing under ODC-By or ODbL, it would be very helpful if those
> two licesnses could name DbCL as the 'default' in the absense of any
> statement to the contrary.)
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Robert.
>
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