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    Science in the open » Licenses and protocols for Open Science - the debate continues
    0 starsDataShare | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 10 2009 | science, licensing, legal, open data, data publishing

    A 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.

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    Creative Commons licensing is coming to the ABS!
    0 starsDataShare | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 06 2009 | licensing, website, statistics, open data
    Creative Commons licensing is coming to the ABS!

    Australian Bureau of Statistics is now releasing data and statistical publications with a creative commons license (Attribution 2.5 Australia). The first national statistical agency to do so? Thanks to Kylie Pappalardo from the OAK Law project for sharing this news.

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    Guide to Open Data Licensing > Open Knowledge Foundation Weblog
    0 starsDataShare | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 29 2007 | open data, blogs, licensing, guidelines

    June 27th, 2007: "As the name should make clear this is a guide to licensing data aimed particularly at those who want to make their data open. The guide is currently located on the wiki so that anyone can edit and update it:"
    http://okfn.org/wiki/OpenDataLicensing
    For example, MIT deposit license is there.

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