Open Database License

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Open Database License
Open Data Commons
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PublisherOpen Knowledge Foundation
SPDX identifierODbL-1.0
CopyleftYes
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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

The ODbL was created with the goal of allowing users to share their data freely without worrying about problems relating to copyright or ownership. It allows users to freely use the data in the database, including in other databases; edit existing data in the database; and add new data to the database. The license establishes the rights of users of the database, as well as the correct procedure for attributing credit where credit is due for the data, and how to make changes or improvements in the data, thus simplifying the sharing and comparison of data.

Freedoms

  • To Share: To copy, distribute and use the database.
  • To Create: To produce works from the database.
  • To Adapt: To modify, transform and build upon the database.

Conditions

Notable uses

The OpenStreetMap (OSM) project completed the move from a Creative Commons license to ODbL in September 2012[4] in an attempt to have more legal security[5] and a more specific license for databases rather than creative works.[6]

Other projects using ODbL include OpenCorporates,[7] Open Data Blend,[8] Open Food Facts,[9] Paris OpenData,[10] and Overture Maps.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ODC Open Database License (ODbL) Summary". September 12, 2009.
  2. Open Data Commons
    . Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. Open Data Commons
    . Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  4. ^ "OpenStreetMap data license is ODbL". OpenStreetMap Foundation. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Legal FAQ". OpenStreetMap.
  6. ^ Mayr, Markus. "A Web-Based System for Comparative Analysis of OpenStreetMap Data by the Use of CouchDB" – via Academia.edu. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "Licence :: Info :: OpenCorporates".
  8. ^ "Open Database Licence (ODbL) | Open Data Blend". www.opendatablend.io. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  9. ^ "Data". world.openfoodfacts.org.
  10. ^ "Open Data Paris". opendata.paris.fr.
  11. ^ "Download – Overture Maps Foundation". Retrieved 26 July 2023.

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