Lab 7 - Data Copyright and Licenses

Created Monday 17 November 2014 - Lab Home

Copyright

• Copyright law does not apply to facts, data, or ideas.
• Databases can be copyrighted if they are creative
• Simply working really hard to gather the data, doesn't make it eligible for copyright (Eg: Phone lists)
• Terms you agree while receiving data are over and above the copyright

Taking care of License Terms while using

• No specific license mentioned
• Creative Commons
• Open Database License
• Data obtained through RTI

Setting License Terms while sharing

• Community friendly?
• Commercial friendly?
• Resuse?
• Attribution conditions
• License for creatives
• License for Data

Attribute

• Always attribute to the source of data
• Not just from terms PoV but also increase readers confidence
• Consider different ways to attribute on Web, Print or Journals

Tools

Open Database Licenes - For Data

• http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/
• Customized license for sharing data or databases

Creative Commons - For Creatives

• http://creativecommons.org/choose/
• Great for sharing creatives

Free and Open Source - For Code and related stuff

• http://choosealicense.com/
• Great place to choose a license for code