Open Data Commons

I want to bring up an important issue in trying to implement the public domain dedication part of the Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication & Licence. The PDDL is made up of two parts — a dedication to the public domain of the “Work” and a back-up licence in case the jurisdiction involved doesn’t [...]

There has been some discussion on a blog concerning the definition of a database used in the Public Domain Dedication & Licence and how this is applied. While the discussion is ongoing, I do want to mention the possibility of adding in a clause to clarify the types of rights involved in databases.
Proposed clause [...]

The issue of unfair competition has already come up on one of the discuss lists. The new Science Commons Protocol for Implementing Open Access Data mentions this area of law.
4.1 Converge on the public domain by waiving all rights based on intellectual property
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Thus, to facilitate data integration and open access data sharing, any implementation of [...]

The new Open Data Commons set of legal tools are now available for comment. There are two documents for you to review:
Public Domain Dedication & Licence (PDDL)
Community Norms
We’ve created a FAQ for some of the initial questions here. A FAQ addressing some of the in-depth legal issues of the PDDL will be forthcoming.
The current draft [...]

Welcome to the official site of the Open Data Commons project. Here you will find all about the licences and other documents available.