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
Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010
Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010
Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010
Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010
OpenDataCommons.org
    Legal tools for Open Data
No access without
                    (permission culture)
      permission
Access with permission   (open culture)
What is the stop?
© Copyright 2010. All Rights Reserved.
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
Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010
Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010
Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010
Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010
What is the go?
•   lawyers
                      •   money
opendatacommons   <   •   paperwork
                      •   time
Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010
Options

1. Ask for a licence.

2. Use under an exception
   (fair use or fair dealing).

3.   Infringe

4.   Use something else
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/
Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010
Attribution Database License
(ADbL)
      http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/
Public Domain Dedication &
License (PDDL)
PDDL




http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/
Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010
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
Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010
Open Data Commons introduction - Future Everything May 2010
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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