Open Database Licence
Encyclopedia
The Open Database License (ODbL) is a "Share Alike" license
agreement intended to allow users to freely share, modify, and use a database
while maintaining this same freedom for others.
ODbL is published by Open Data Commons, part of the Open Knowledge Foundation
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License
The verb license or grant licence means to give permission. The noun license or licence refers to that permission as well as to the document recording that permission.A license may be granted by a party to another party as an element of an agreement...
agreement intended to allow users to freely share, modify, and use a database
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
while maintaining this same freedom for others.
ODbL is published by Open Data Commons, part of the Open Knowledge Foundation
Open Knowledge Foundation
The Open Knowledge Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that promotes open knowledge, including open content and open data. It was founded 24 May 2004 in Cambridge, UK...
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