Feargal, the newly released Open Data Commons - Attribution License (ODC-BY) solves the issues you raised related to the European Database Right: http://www.opendatacommons.org/2010/06/24/open-data-commons-attribution-license-released/
Rob On 29 June 2010 13:50, Feargal Hogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all > > Does anyone have any opinions or references for discussions about the legal > issues around open licensing and the Database Right. A suggestion that has > been made to me that by releasing data under, for example, CC-BY-SA, one > wouldn't necessarily be abrogating any rights under the European Database > Right.] > > The thinking goes something like this: > > If the data was published in small enough chunks, e.g. schools data as one > page per school, with a CC-BY-SA byline, then the licence is applied only to > each page as it is viewed. However the Database Right in the collection of > webpages would still remain, and would not be abrogated by the use of > CC-BY-SA > > Anyone like to comment? > > Feargal Hogan > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
