OGC Document Study

A brief study of OGC Public Documents Allan Doyle

OGC Public Documents (as of April 16, 2004)
70 Documents (current, non-deprecated)
2 Approved Technical Baseline
14 Implementation Specification
6 Recommendation Paper
27 Discussion Paper
17 Abstract Specification
1 Request For Comment
1 Draft Abstract Specification
2 Interoperability Program Report

OGC Core Mission
Our core mission is to deliver spatial interface specifications that are openly available for global use.
http://www.opengis.org/about/?page=vision

What does “Openly available for global use” mean?
Global
Different legal systems
English is not the predominant language
Openly available
Copyright should at a minimum allow downloading, printing, fair use.

Other considerations
Copyright should be
Clear, easy to understand
Consistent across all documents
Learn the terms of one and you’re all set
Use of the document should be as unencumbered as possible

Copyright Study
The next slides will show the 17 different copyright statements found in the 70 documents.
There are 3 “families” of copyright statements
OK to Copy - 3 variations
Don’t copy - 7 variations
Miscellaneous - 7 distinct versions
Conflicting Combinations - 3 combinations
OGC + POSC
OGC + ISO (2 variations)

OK to Copy
Key phrase:
Permission to use, copy, and distribute this document in any medium for any purpose and without fee or royalty is hereby granted, provided that you include the above list of copyright holders and the entire text of this NOTICE

OK to Copy Short
Copyright notice
Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Open GIS Consortium, Inc.
The companies listed above have granted the Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) a nonexclusive, royalty-free, paid up, worldwide license to copy and distribute this document and to modify this document and distribute copies of the modified version.This document does not represent a commitment to implement any portion of this specification in any company’s products. OGC’s Legal, IPR and Copyright Statements are found at http://www.opengis.org/legal/ipr.htm
NOTICE
Permission to use, copy, and distribute this document in any medium for any purpose and without fee or royalty is hereby granted , provided that you include the above list of copyright holders and the entire text of this NOTICE. We request that authorship attribution be provided in any software, documents, or other items or products that you create pursuant to the implementation of the contents of this document, or any portion thereof. No right to create modifications or derivatives of OGC documents is granted pursuant to this license. However, if additional requirements (as documented in the Copyright FAQ at http://www.opengis.org/legal/ipr_faq.htm ) are satisfied, the right to create modifications or derivatives is sometimes granted by the OGC to individuals complying with those requirements.
THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR TITLE; THAT THE CONTENTS OF THE DOCUMENT ARE SUITABLE FOR ANY PURPOSE; NOR THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH CONTENTS WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS. COPYRIGHT HOLDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF THE DOCUMENT OR THE PERFORMANCE OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTENTS THEREOF.
The name and trademarks of copyright holders may NOT be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to this document or its contents without specific, written prior permission. Title to copyright in this document will at all times remain with copyright holders.
RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND.
Use, duplication, or disclosure by government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision(c)(1)(ii) of the Right in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause at DFARS 252.227.7013 OpenGIS is a trademark or registered trademark of Open GIS Consortium, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.

OK to Copy Long
Copyright yyyy, corpname...
The companies listed above have granted the Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) a nonexclusive, royalty-free, paid up, worldwide license to copy and distribute this document and to modify this document and distribute copies of the modified version.
This document does not represent a commitment to implement any portion of this specification in any company’s products.
The OGC invites any interested party to bring to its attention any copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary rights which may cover technology that may be required to practice this specification. Please address the information to the OGC Specification Program Executive Director.
OGC’s Legal, IPR and Copyright Statements are found at http://www.opengis.org/about/?page=ipr
NOTICE
Permission to use, copy, and distribute the contents of this document, or the OGC document from which this statement is linked, in any medium for any purpose and without fee or royalty is hereby granted , provided that you include the following on ALL copies of the document, or portions thereof, that you use:
1. Include a link or URL to the original OGC document.
2. The pre-existing copyright notice of the original author, or if it doesn't exist, a notice of the form: "Copyright © [$date-of-document] Open GIS Consortium, Inc [ http://www.opengis.org/ ]. All Rights Reserved. http://www.opengis.org/legal/" (Hypertext is preferred, but a textual representation is permitted.)
3. If it exists, the STATUS of the OGC document.
When space permits, inclusion of the full text of this NOTICE should be provided. We request that authorship attribution be provided in any software, documents, or other items or products that you create pursuant to the implementation of the contents of this document, or any portion thereof.
No right to create modifications or derivatives of OGC documents is granted pursuant to this license. However, if additional requirements (documented in the Copyright FAQ http://www.opengis.org/about/?page=ipr ) are satisfied, the right to create modifications or derivatives is sometimes granted by the OGC to individuals complying with those requirements.
THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR TITLE; THAT THE CONTENTS OF THE DOCUMENT ARE SUITABLE FOR ANY PURPOSE; NOR THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH CONTENTS WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS
COPYRIGHT HOLDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF THE DOCUMENT OR THE PERFORMANCE OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTENTS THEREOF.
RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND. Use, duplication, or disclosure by government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (c)(1)(ii) of the Right in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause at DFARS 252.227.7013
OpenGIS® is a trademark or registered trademark of Open GIS Consortium, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.

OK to Copy Short POSC
Copyright notice
Copyright 2002 Petrotechnical Open Software Consortium, Inc
Copyright 2002 Open GIS Consortium, Inc
This document is based on material taken from the Units of Measure Recommendation Document, http://www.posc.org/ComponentDocs/uomFinalRecs.doc The license notice is located at http://www.posc.org/Specifications/Epicentre_V30/license.html .
This material may be freely used and distributed, and in no way restricted by other users. This document does not represent a commitment to implement any portion of this specification in any company’s products.OGC’s Legal, IPR and Copyright Statements are found at http://www.opengis.org/legal/ipr.htmNOTICE
Permission to use, copy, and distribute this document in any medium for any purpose and without fee or royalty is hereby granted, provided that you include the above list of copyright holders and the entire text of this NOTICE.
We request that authorship attribution be provided in any software, documents, or other items or products that you create pursuant to the implementation of the contents of this document, or any portion thereof.
No right to create modifications or derivatives of OGC documents is granted pursuant to this license. However, if additional requirements (as documented in the Copyright FAQ at http://www.opengis.org/legal/ipr_faq.htm ) are satisfied, the right to create modifications or derivatives is sometimes granted by the OGC to individuals complying with those requirements.
THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR TITLE; THAT THE CONTENTS OF THE DOCUMENT ARE SUITABLE FOR ANY PURPOSE; NOR THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH CONTENTS WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS.
COPYRIGHT HOLDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF THE DOCUMENT OR THE PERFORMANCE OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTENTS THEREOF.
RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND. Use, duplication, or disclosure by government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (c)(1)(ii) of the Right in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause at DFARS 252.227.7013
OpenGIS® is a trademark or registered trademark of Open GIS Consortium, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.
Do these conflict?

Don’t Copy
“ It is copyright-protected by OGC.
While the reproduction of drafts in any form for use by participants in the OGC standards development process is permitted without prior permission from OGC, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from OGC.”
transmit store reproduce www.opengis.org Spec.pdf internet Web browser in the heart of your computer… Browser cache Pixels on your screen

Don’t Copy SP Living Document
Copyright notice
This OGC document is a living document which will be maintained regularly by OGC and its members.
It is copyright-protected by OGC.
While the reproduction of drafts in any form for use by participants in the OGC standards development process is permitted without prior permission from OGC, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from OGC.

Don’t Copy SP Participants Only
Copyright notice
This OGC document is copyright-protected by OGC

Don’t Copy SP Participants Only Document
Copyright notice
This OGC document is copyright-protected by OGC.
While the reproduction of documents in any form for use by participants in the OGC standards development process is permitted without prior permission from OGC, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from OGC.

Don’t Copy SP Participants Only Draft
Copyright notice
This OGC document is a draft and is copyright-protected by OGC.

Don’t Copy Members Only Draft
Copyright Notice
While the reproduction of drafts in any form for use by OGC members is permitted without prior permission from OGC, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from OGC.

Don’t Copy IP Participants Only
Copyright notice
This OGC document is copyright-protected by OGC.
While the reproduction of drafts in any form for use by participants in the OGC Interoperability Program is permitted without prior permission from OGC, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from OGC.

Don’t Copy IP Participants Only Draft
Copyright notice
While the reproduction of drafts in any form for use by participants in the OGC Interoperability Program is permitted without prior permission from OGC, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from OGC.

Miscellaneous
Some commonalities among these

OGC Members Only 50 Copy Limit
Copyright © 2001, Open GIS Consortium, Inc.
NOTICE
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.
The material in this document details an Open GIS Consortium (OGC) specification in accordance with the license and notice set forth on this page. This document does not represent a commitment to implement any portion of this specification in any companies products.
While the information in this publication is beleived to be accurate, the Open GIS Consortium makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The Open GIS Consortium shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.
The Open GIS Consortium is and shall at all times be the sole entity that may authorize developers, suppliers and sellers of computer software to use certification marks, trademarks, or other special designations to indicate compliance with these materials.
This document contains information which is protected by copyright. All Rights Reserved. Except as otherwise provided herein, no part of this work may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means (graphic, electronic, or mechanical including photocopying, recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems) without the permission of the copyright owner . All copies of this document must include the copyright and other information contained on this page.
The copyright owner grants member companies of the OGC permission to make a limited number of copies of this document ( up to fifty copies ) for their internal use as a part of the OGC Technology Development process.

ISO (Always in combination with OGC Members Only 50 Copy Limit)
Copyright notice
This ISO document is a Draft International Standard and is copyright-protected by ISO. Except as permitted under the applicable laws of the user's country, neither this ISO draft nor any extract from it may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission being secured.
Requests for permission to reproduce should be addressed to either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester.
ISO copyright office
Case postale 56 ¥ CH-1211 Geneva 20
Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11
Fax + 41 22 749 09 47
E-mail [email_address]
Web www.iso.ch
Reproduction may be subject to royalty payments or a licensing agreement.
Violators may be prosecuted.

ISO Participants Only (Always in combination with OGC OK to Copy Short)
Copyright notice
This ISO document is a working draft or committee draft and is copyright-protected by ISO. While the reproduction of working drafts or committee drafts in any form for use by participants in the ISO standards development process is permitted without prior permission from ISO, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from ISO.
Requests for permission to reproduce this document for the purpose of selling it should be addressed as shown below or to ISO’s member body in the country of the requester:
Norwegian Standards Association P.O. Box 353 Sk¿yen NO-0213 Oslo, Norway Tel: 22 04 92 00 Fax: 22 04 92 11 e-mail: [email_address] Reproduction for sales purposes may be subject to royalty payments or a licensing agreement. Violators may be prosecuted.

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3 documents
have no license, no copyright in the header or footer

What should OGC do?
We have 2 choices:
Nothing
Signals that we are not serious about our Core Mission
Fix things
Decide on an overall stance
Develop a single copyright statement
Ensure OGC/ISO differences are understood and explained.

Copyright
This document is covered by the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0/

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