Open Database License

The Open Database License (ODbL) is a copyright license for sharing database contents.^[1] The ODbL is "copyleft" because it makes the copyrighted work easier to share.

The license is provided by the Open Knowledge Foundation.^[2]

In September 2012 the OpenStreetMap (OSM) project moved from a Creative Commons license to ODbL.^[3]

References

↑ "Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0". Open Data Commons. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
↑ "Open Data Commons - About". Open Data Commons. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
↑ "OpenStreetMap data license is ODbL". OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

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[ODbL1-1] "Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0". Open Data Commons. Retrieved 2 July 2011.

[ODC-About-2] "Open Data Commons - About". Open Data Commons. Retrieved 2 July 2011.

[3] "OpenStreetMap data license is ODbL". OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

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