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* Licenses are used to define what users can do with the provided data | * Licenses are used to define what users can do with the provided data. | ||
* A license can be assigned to a package and all data in the package | * A license can be assigned to a package and all data in the package. | ||
* We use creative commons licenses | * We use creative commons licenses. | ||
* Details can be found on [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ creative commons website] | * Details can be found on [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ creative commons website]. | ||
* In general can be set to completely free (everyone can use or modify the data in any possible way), share alike (everyone can use and modify the data but has to release the data openly), non | * In general the license can be set to completely free (everyone can use or modify the data in any possible way), share alike (everyone can use and modify the data but has to release the data openly), non commercial (only non commercial use allowed), no derivation (data can be used but not changed), and combinations of these. | ||
* It is also possible to not choose any license, then a statement will be printed stating for license information, the package owner should be contacted | * It is also possible to not choose any license, then a statement will be printed stating for license information, the package owner should be contacted. | ||
* Packages contain a | * Packages contain a license note stating that additional rights can be granted and the package owner can be contacted for more information. | ||
= Creative commons license = | = Creative commons license = | ||
== Allow | '''Attribution-NoDerivs''' | ||
'''[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/legalcode CC BY-ND]''' | |||
This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged | |||
and in whole, with credit to you. | |||
== Allow adaptations of your work to be shared == | |||
'''Attribution''' | |||
'''[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode CC]''' | |||
This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they | |||
credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum | |||
dissemination and use of licensed materials. | |||
== Prohibit commercial use == | == Prohibit commercial use == | ||
'''Attribution-NonCommercial''' | |||
'''[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode CC BY-NC]''' | |||
This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works | |||
must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same | |||
terms. | |||
== Share only if others share alike == | == Share only if others share alike == | ||
= No | '''Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike''' | ||
'''[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode CC BY-NC-SA]''' | |||
This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, as long as they credit you and | |||
license their new creations under the identical terms. | |||
= No creative commons license = | |||
If the user chooses this no license will be set and the package owner has to be contacted for the license | |||
information. | |||
Latest revision as of 16:51, 19 October 2015
- Licenses are used to define what users can do with the provided data.
- A license can be assigned to a package and all data in the package.
- We use creative commons licenses.
- Details can be found on creative commons website.
- In general the license can be set to completely free (everyone can use or modify the data in any possible way), share alike (everyone can use and modify the data but has to release the data openly), non commercial (only non commercial use allowed), no derivation (data can be used but not changed), and combinations of these.
- It is also possible to not choose any license, then a statement will be printed stating for license information, the package owner should be contacted.
- Packages contain a license note stating that additional rights can be granted and the package owner can be contacted for more information.
Creative commons license
Attribution-NoDerivs CC BY-ND
This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to you.
Attribution CC
This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials.
Prohibit commercial use
Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC
This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms.
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA
This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms.
No creative commons license
If the user chooses this no license will be set and the package owner has to be contacted for the license information.