Linked Data Licensing

I-Semantics 2010

Jordan S. Hatcher, JD, LLM

Co-founder, Open Data Commons Board of Directors, Open Knowledge FoundationLawyer and strategy consultant in IP/IT

jordan DOT hatcher [AT] okfn DOT org

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(the other IP)

(contract)

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[obligatory disclaimer]

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Structure of session

• Introductions

•Presentation on data licensing

•Discussion

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Open Knowledge Foundationhttp://www.okfn.org

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We promote open knowledge

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• Use

• Reuse

• Redistribute

• Commercial use allowed

• Attribution & Share Alike requirements = okay

“open”

www.opendefinition.org

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“genes to geo-data and sonnets to statistics”

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http://www.okfn.org/projects 10Friday, 3 September 2010

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OpenDataCommons.org

Legal tools for Open Data

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Producer? Consumer? Both?

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1. Open licensing

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No access without permission

(permission culture)

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Access with permission (open culture)

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What is the stop?

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© Copyright 2010. All Rights Reserved.

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Database Rights

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Contract

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(a short example)

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“You may download, display, print and reproduce this material in unaltered form only (retaining this notice) for your personal, non-commercial use or use within your organisation. [...]

You are not permitted to re-transmit, distribute or commercialise the information or material without seeking prior written approval from the Commonwealth.”

http://www.ausaid.gov.au/legal/default.cfm

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No access without permission

(permission culture)

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Options

1. Ask for a licence.

2. Use under an exception (fair use or fair dealing).

3. Infringe

4. Use something else

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What is the go?

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open licensing <• lawyers• money• paperwork• time

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Options

1. Ask for a licence.

2. Use under an exception (fair use or fair dealing).

3. Infringe

4. Use something else

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Options

1. Ask for a licence.

2. Use under an exception (fair use or fair dealing).

3. Infringe

4. Use something else

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2. What is open data?

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Open data is the application of many the same principles and philosophies as free and open source software and open content projects such as Creative Commons to data and databases.

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• Use

• Reuse

• Redistribute

• Commercial use allowed

• Attribution & Share Alike requirements = okay

“open”

www.opendefinition.org

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GPL, FSF, OSI, BSD... = softwareCreative Commons... = content

Data is different from software and content both legally and in what you do with it

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Diffusion of Innovations / Technology Adoption Curve

OpenData

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3. Available open data licenses

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OpenDataCommons.org

Legal tools for Open Data

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• No Public Domain tool for databases existed

• Demand for a share alike database license & CC seen as poor fit

OpenDataCommons

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• Open Database License (ODbL) (+ DbCL)

• Attribution only (Open Data Commons - BY)

• Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)

Legal solutions for open data:(some options)

Open Data Commons

Creative Commons

• CC0 and public domain assertion tool

• CC licenses (CC-BY or CC-BY-SA) though not for everyone)

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Open Database License (ODbL)

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http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/

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Open Data Commons Attribution License

http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/

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Public Domain Dedication & License (PDDL)

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PDDL

http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/

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Six CC licences

• Attribution (BY)

• Attribution | No Derivatives (BY-ND)

• Attribution | Non-Commercial | No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)

• Attribution | Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

• Attribution | Non-Commercial | Share Alike (BY-NC-SA)

• Attribution | Share Alike (BY-SA)

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• Open Database License (ODbL) (+ DbCL)

• Attribution only (Open Data Commons - BY)

• Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)

Legal solutions for open data:(some options)

Open Data Commons

Creative Commons

• CC0 and public domain assertion tool

• CC licenses (CC-BY or CC-BY-SA) though not for everyone)

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Open Data related work

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Protocol for Implementing Open Access Datahttp://sciencecommons.org/projects/publishing/open-access-data-protocol/

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Thanks!

www.OpenDataCommons.org www.okfn.org/

Jordan S. Hatcher

e: webcontact ]AT[ opencontentlawyer D O T comw: www.jordanhatcher.com

All original and CC-BY-SA derivative works licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 UK: Scotland Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/scotland/

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Questions?

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www.fishsubsidy.org and www.farmsubsidy.org are projects of EU Transparency at http://www.followthemoney.eu/

Stopalicious 2 by CarbonNYC CC-BYhttp://flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/33413040/

LondonMap data CC-BY-SA Open Street Map and contributors

Europe by Albertane CC-BY-SAhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/albertane/120077777/

Go sign by renaissancechambaraCC-BY http://www.flickr.com/photos/renaissancechambara/2675238450/

The Elect. Not the elected.CC-BY-SA by Steve Punterhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/spunter/2907555506/

£20 holograms, by austinevan CC BYhttp://flickr.com/photos/austinevan/1741532398/

Linked Data diagramCC-BY-SA http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects/LinkingOpenData#dbpedia-lod-cloud

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Earth from the International Space StationImage Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." <http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS007&roll=E&frame=7304>

LOD cloud licensing diagram - Leigh Dodds - ISWC 2009 CC-BY<http://www.ldodds.com/tmp/iswc-legal-frameworks-overview.pdf><http://iswc2009.semanticweb.org/wiki/index.php/ISWC_2009_Tutorials/Legal_and_Social_Frameworks_for_Sharing_Data_on_the_Web>

Ann Richards photo, Prints & Photographs #1992/95-2-1. by Bill Kennedy © Texas State Library & Archives CommissionUsed here Courtesy of Texas State Library & Archives Commission.

Google's First Production Server by jurvetsonCC-BYhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/157722937/

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paperwork2by isaac bowenCC-BY-SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/isaacbowen/2752095700/

Stopwatchby wwarbyCC-BY http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/3296379139/An empty tin can.by Sun Ladder, CC-BY-SAhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Empty_tin_can2009-01-19.jpg

here it is again its a A Bucket-Wheel Excavator CC-BY by mush2274http://www.flickr.com/photos/mush2274/2294179491/in/set-72157605128216131/

Question mark and arrowCC-BY laurkgibbshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/38299630@N05/3635356091/

All other trademarks are copyright / trademark their respective owners. Some works may appear here under exceptions or exclusions to copyright and trademark law such as fair use / fair dealing and are not covered by the CC license over this work and these exclusions or exceptions may not apply to you.

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Thanks!

www.okfn.org/www.OpenDataCommons.org

Jordan S. Hatcher

e: jordan DOT hatcher [AT] okfn DOT orgw: www.jordanhatcher.com twitter: @jordanhatcherhttp://www.slideshare.net/jordanhatcher

All original and CC-BY-SA derivative works licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 UK: Scotland Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/scotland/

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Discussion

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