Presentation by Sarah Olsen 3 September 2015

1. Licensing Sensitive Data: Intros,
Options, & Open-’ness’
Sarah Olesen, ANDS 3 Sept, 2015
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2. What is a licence?
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• A licence sets out how data can be (re)used and attributed
• All Australian data intended for reuse should have a licence

3. What is a licence?
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Screenshot from: researchdata.ands.org.au

4. What is a data licence?
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5. Why apply a licence?
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• Promotes re-use and enables
collaboration
• Gives owner control and credit

6. How do I choose the right one?
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1. To apply a license you must have the rights to do so
Are you the ‘owner’? (see your local IP policies)
2. Choose ‘most open’ licence you can

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 Consent? (For what?)
 Potential for harm/discrimination?
 Data modified to address identification, limit harm?
 HREC approval
How open can I be?

8. Spectrum of open-ness
8Screenshot from http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/
Conditional access
Open Closed

9. When CC licence not suitable
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Restrictive Licences can ‘bespoke’
your conditions of access and use
http://www.ausgoal.gov.au/restrictive-
licence-template
*Check with your DM support,
School/Department/Institution to see if
one already exists for you to repurpose

10. How do I apply a licence?
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• Just apply the marking (image) and/or statement
• http://creativecommons.org/about/downloads
• http://www.ausgoal.gov.au/sample-copyright-notices
• Make it visible on the document, repository record, and/or attached
to the data

11. Take away
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• Take control! Be clear about who may reuse
your data and for what purpose
• Promote sharing valuable data, responsibly
• Where no licence is applied, uncertainty
may lead to no reuse or inappropriate use
• Ensure you get the attribution you deserve
Gerry Ryder, ANDS e-RSA Seminar, Mar 26, 2015

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