Presentation on open data panel at Future Everything in Manchester, UK, on May 2010 by Jordan Hatcher jordanhatcher.com and okfn.org.

1. 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

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

3. We promote open knowledge

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

5. http://www.okfn.org/projects

10. OpenDataCommons.org
Legal tools for Open Data

11. No access without
(permission culture)
permission

12. Access with permission (open culture)

13. What is the stop?

14. © Copyright 2010. All Rights Reserved.

15. Database Rights

16. No access without
(permission culture)
permission

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

22. What is the go?

23. • lawyers
• money
opendatacommons < • paperwork
• time

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

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

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

28. What is open data?

29. 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.

30. OpenDataCommons.org
Legal tools for Open Data

31. 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

32. Open Database License (ODbL)

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

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

36. Public Domain Dedication &
License (PDDL)

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

39. 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

40. Closing thoughts

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

44. Create screen-scraping friendly
terms and conditions

45. 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/

46. Questions?

47. 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/

48. 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.

49. 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/

50. Questions?