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Open Database License
You are free: To Share, To Create, To Adapt as long as you: Attribute, Share-Alike, Keep open[1]
You are free: To Share, To Create, To Adapt as long as you: Attribute, Share-Alike, Keep open[1]
AuthorOpen Data Commons
Latest versionv 1.0
PublisherOpen Knowledge Foundation
SPDX identifierODbL-1.0
CopyleftYes
Websiteopendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/ Edit this on Wikidata

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 Open Data Commons, which is part of Open Knowledge Foundation.[3]

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.

References

  1. ^ "ODC Open Database License (ODbL) Summary". September 12, 2009.
  2. ^ "Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0". Open Data Commons. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Open Data Commons - About". Open Data Commons. Retrieved 2 July 2011.

As of this edit, this article uses content from "ODC Open Database License (ODbL) Summary", which is licensed in a way that permits reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, but not under the GFDL. All relevant terms must be followed.


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