Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010

Open Data Commons Jordan S. Hatcher, JD, LLM Co-founder, Open Data Commons Board of Directors, Open Knowledge Foundation Lawyer and strategy consultant in IP/IT

Open Knowledge Foundation http://www.okfn.org

We promote open knowledge

• Use • Reuse • Redistribute “open” • Commercial use allowed • Attribution & Share Alike requirements = okay www.opendeﬁnition.org

http://www.okfn.org/projects

OpenDataCommons.org Legal tools for Open Data

No access without (permission culture) permission

Access with permission (open culture)

What is the stop?

Database Rights

No access without (permission culture) permission

Options 1. Ask for a licence. 2. Use under an exception (fair use or fair dealing). 3. Infringe 4. Use something else

What is the go?

• lawyers • money opendatacommons < • paperwork • time

Options 1. Ask for a licence. 2. Use under an exception (fair use or fair dealing). 3. Infringe 4. Use something else

• Use • Reuse • Redistribute “open” • Commercial use allowed • Attribution & Share Alike requirements = okay www.opendeﬁnition.org

What is open data?

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.

OpenDataCommons.org Legal tools for Open Data

Legal solutions for open data: (some options) Open Data Commons • Open Database License (ODbL) (+ DbCL) • Attribution only (ADbL) • Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL) Creative Commons • CC0

Open Database License (ODbL)

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

Attribution Database License (ADbL) http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/

Public Domain Dedication & License (PDDL)

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

Legal solutions for open data: (some options) Open Data Commons • Open Database License (ODbL) (+ DbCL) • Attribution only (ADbL) • Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL) Creative Commons • CC0

Closing thoughts

1. democracy why? 2. transparency (some suggestions) 3. encouraging innovation

Create screen-scraping friendly terms and conditions

Thanks! www.OpenDataCommons.org www.okfn.org/support 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/

Questions?

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/

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/ 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.

Thanks! www.OpenDataCommons.org www.okfn.org/support 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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Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010

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