Presentation at I-Semantics 2010 in Graz, Austria on Linked Data Licensing.

1. Linked Data Licensing
I-Semantics 2010
Jordan S. Hatcher, JD, LLM
Co-founder, Open Data Commons
Board of Directors, Open Knowledge Foundation
Lawyer and strategy consultant in IP/IT
jordan DOT hatcher [AT] okfn DOT org
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3. (contract)
(the other IP)
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4. [obligatory disclaimer]
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5. Structure of session
• Introductions
• Presentation on data licensing
• Discussion
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6. Open Knowledge Foundation
http://www.okfn.org
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7. We promote open knowledge
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8. • Use
• Reuse
• Redistribute
“open”
• Commercial use allowed
• Attribution & Share Alike
requirements = okay
www.opendefinition.org
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9. “genes to geo-data and sonnets to statistics”
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10. http://www.okfn.org/projects
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15. OpenDataCommons.org
Legal tools for Open Data
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16. Producer? Consumer? Both?
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17. 1. Open licensing
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18. No access without
(permission culture)
permission
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19. Access with permission (open culture)
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20. What is the stop?
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21. © Copyright 2010. All Rights Reserved.
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22. Database Rights
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23. Contract
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29. (a short example)
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33. “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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34. No access without
(permission culture)
permission
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35. 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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40. What is the go?
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41. • lawyers
• money
open licensing < • paperwork
• time
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43. 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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44. 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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47. 2. What is open data?
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48. 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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49. • Use
• Reuse
• Redistribute
“open”
• Commercial use allowed
• Attribution & Share Alike
requirements = okay
www.opendefinition.org
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50. GPL, FSF, OSI, BSD... = software
Creative Commons... = content
Data is different from
software and content
both legally
and in what you do with it
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51. Open
Data
Diffusion of Innovations / Technology Adoption Curve
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52. 3. Available open data licenses
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53. OpenDataCommons.org
Legal tools for Open Data
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54. • No Public Domain tool for
Open databases existed
Data • Demand for a share alike
Commons database license & CC
seen as poor fit
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55. Legal solutions for open data:
(some options)
Open Data Commons
• Open Database License (ODbL) (+ DbCL)
• Attribution only (Open Data Commons - BY)
• Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)
Creative Commons
• CC0 and public domain assertion tool
• CC licenses (CC-BY or CC-BY-SA) though not for everyone)
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56. Open Database License (ODbL)
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57. http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/
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59. Open Data Commons Attribution
License
http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/
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60. Public Domain Dedication &
License (PDDL)
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61. PDDL
http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/
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66. 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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67. Legal solutions for open data:
(some options)
Open Data Commons
• Open Database License (ODbL) (+ DbCL)
• Attribution only (Open Data Commons - BY)
• Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)
Creative Commons
• CC0 and public domain assertion tool
• CC licenses (CC-BY or CC-BY-SA) though not for everyone)
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68. Open Data related work
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69. Protocol for Implementing Open Access Data
http://sciencecommons.org/projects/publishing/open-access-data-protocol/
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71. Thanks!
www.OpenDataCommons.org
www.okfn.org/
Jordan S. Hatcher
e: webcontact ]AT[ opencontentlawyer D O T com
w: www.jordanhatcher.com
All original and CC-BY-SA derivative works licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 UK: Scotland Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/scotland/
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72. Questions?
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73. www.fishsubsidy.org and www.farmsubsidy.org are projects of EU Transparency at http://
www.followthemoney.eu/
Stopalicious 2 by CarbonNYC CC-BY
http://flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/33413040/
London
Map data CC-BY-SA Open Street Map and contributors
Europe by Albertane CC-BY-SA
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertane/120077777/
Go sign
by renaissancechambara
CC-BY http://www.flickr.com/photos/renaissancechambara/2675238450/
The Elect. Not the elected.
CC-BY-SA by Steve Punter
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spunter/2907555506/
£20 holograms, by austinevan CC BY
http://flickr.com/photos/austinevan/1741532398/
Linked Data diagram
CC-BY-SA
http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects/LinkingOpenData#dbpedia-lod-
cloud
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74. Earth from the International Space Station
Image 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 Commission
Used here Courtesy of Texas State Library & Archives Commission.
Google's First Production Server by jurvetson
CC-BY
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/157722937/
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75. paperwork2
by isaac bowen
CC-BY-SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/isaacbowen/2752095700/
Stopwatch
by wwarby
CC-BY http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/3296379139/
An empty tin can.by Sun Ladder, CC-BY-SA
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Empty_tin_can2009-01-19.jpg
here it is again its a A Bucket-Wheel Excavator
CC-BY by mush2274
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mush2274/2294179491/in/set-72157605128216131/
Question mark and arrow
CC-BY laurkgibbs
http://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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76. Thanks!
www.okfn.org/
www.OpenDataCommons.org
Jordan S. Hatcher
e: jordan DOT hatcher [AT] okfn DOT org
w: www.jordanhatcher.com
twitter: @jordanhatcher
http://www.slideshare.net/jordanhatcher
All original and CC-BY-SA derivative works licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 UK: Scotland Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/scotland/
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77. Discussion
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