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		<title>Draft of an Open Data Commons Attribution License</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Open Data Commons are happy to announce the first draft of an attribution license for data/databases:

http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/

A commentable version of the text is available here:

http://www.co-ment.net/text/2091/

Feedback is actively sought and we would be grateful for any assistance in circulating this announcement to relevant communities and networks.

The license is heavily based on the Open Database License (ODbL), though [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opendatacommons.org/2010/01/11/draft-of-an-open-data-commons-attribution-license/</link>
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		<title>Jordan speaking at ISWC on open data</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Legal and Social Frameworks for Sharing Data on the Web


Open Data Commons co-founder and co-author of the PDDL and ODbL, Jordan Hatcher, will be speaking at the International Semantic Web Conference in Washington DC on the 25th of October on open data, including on the Open Data Commons set of licenses.

OKF is also hosting a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opendatacommons.org/2009/10/13/jordan-speaking-at-iswc-on-open-data/</link>
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		<title>ODbL summary now up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Matt Amos from the Open Street Map License Working Group has very kindly created a plain language summary of the Open Database License.

This summary gives a clear but simple guide to how the database and its contents can be used.

Thanks Matt!
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		<link>http://www.opendatacommons.org/2009/09/12/odbl-summary-now-up/</link>
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		<title>Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0 Released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to announce the release of v1.0 of the Open Database License (ODbL):

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

The Open Database License (ODbL) is an open license for data and databases which includes explicit attribution and share-alike requirements.

This license, the first of its kind, is a major step forward for open data. There are currently very few licenses available [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opendatacommons.org/2009/06/29/open-database-license-odbl-v10-released/</link>
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		<title>Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0 Release Candidate 2 Available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0 &#8220;Release Candidate 2&#8243; is now available at:

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

As expected there haven&#8217;t been many changes from the first Release Candidate. The two main alterations are:


Removal of section 4.7 related to reverse engineering. This may be reintroduced in later versions but has been left out here in order to remove any possible [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opendatacommons.org/2009/06/15/open-database-license-odbl-v10-release-candidate-2-available/</link>
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		<title>Making Your Data Open: A Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve started work on an ultra simple guide to assist people who want to make their data open:

http://www.opendatacommons.org/guide/

We&#8217;ve been asked a lot recently for a simple HOWTO and this guide is one effort to address this.

This is a first draft and we&#8217;d really like to hear any feedback people have.
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		<link>http://www.opendatacommons.org/2009/05/18/making-your-data-open-a-guide/</link>
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		<title>Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0 Release Candidate Available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0 &#8220;Release Candidate&#8221; is now available at:

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

This updated version of the license incorporates a whole set of changes arising out of the earlier comments period and the main changes are summarized below.

As the naming suggests, we believe this text is now very close to a &#8220;production-ready&#8221; 1.0 license. To allow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opendatacommons.org/2009/04/29/open-database-license-odbl-v10-release-candidate-available/</link>
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		<title>Open Database License Draft Available for Comments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After more than a year of drafting and consultation with interested communities, especially Open Street Map, the current (beta) draft of the Open Database License (ODbL) was released for public comments today. We&#8217;re delighted to have reached this stage and welcome comments and suggestions from interested parties.


Open Database License (ODbL) public beta (PDF file)
Comments on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opendatacommons.org/2009/02/27/open-database-license-draft-available-for-comments/</link>
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		<title>Biblios.net</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Biblios.net, &#8220;the world&#8217;s largest database of freely-licensed library
records&#8221;, is now beta-testing:

http://blog.okfn.org/2008/12/02/biblios-worlds-largest-database-of-open-bibliographic-data-goes-beta/

&#8230;and they appear to be using the Public Domain Dedication and Licence &#8212; Thanks Biblios.net!

As we build up some infrastructure, we will start posting about other users as well (and I know that there are a few others already using it).
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		<link>http://www.opendatacommons.org/2008/12/04/bibliosnet/</link>
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		<title>Updates on the Open Data Commons project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It may not look like it, but there has been some movement behind the scenes here at Open Data Commons. Lately, we&#8217;ve set some goals for restructuring the website and organisation behind the licences, so stay tuned for further updates. We&#8217;ll soon have greater ways for people to participate, including areas for volunteers and contributors. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opendatacommons.org/2008/11/26/updates-on-the-open-data-commons-project/</link>
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