DataShare | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 10 2009 | science, licensing, legal, open data, data publishingA fascinating debate has emerged regarding open data licenses. Rufus Pollock from the Open Knowledge Foundation has called into question the stance promoted by John Wilbanks from Open Science Commons and others that a dedication to the public domain is the best way to make your data open. This is a summary of a recent debate that threaded across the Open Knowledge Foundation's mailing list.
DataShare | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 05 2009 | Australia, storage, policy, guidelines, legal, data repositories
This government document (2007) guides institutions and researchers in responsible research practices, endorsed by both national research funders: National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Research Council.
Significantly, it says that INSTITUTIONS MUST: "... have a policy on the retention of materials and research data; ... provide facilities for the safe and secure storage of research data and for maintaining records of where research data is stored; ... have a policy on the ownership of research materials and data during and following the research project; ... have a policy on the ownership of, and access to, databases and archives that is consistent with confidentiality requirements, legislation, privacy rules and other guidelines."
DataShare | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 15 2008 | legal, open data, IPR
Jordan Hatcher's Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and Licence launched at the Open Knowledge Conference (OKCon) at the LSE (Mar. 2008). The ODC PDDL is a document intended to allow you to freely share, modify, and use this work for any purpose and without any restrictions. This licence is intended for use on databases or their contents (”data”), either together or individually.
DataShare | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 09 2008 | research data, intellectual property, legal, guidelines
DataShare | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 03 2008 | open data, science, intellectual property, legal, guidelines
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