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

Tue Jun 21 17:13:55 UTC 2011

So many abbreviations! Noted ))

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
> 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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