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Open data licensing

Open data licensing
Format:
E-learning, Reading, Tools, Videos
Theme:
Policy
Level:
Beginner

Description

When we talk about ‘open data’, we mean legal openness, so everybody can access, reuse and distribute it. This lesson is a first introduction to open data licensing, and what it means in practice.   Through e-learnings, videos, readings, and the licensing tool, you’ll be able to differentiate between the different licenses, build a machine-readable open license that can be applied to all online content, and use the data.europa.eu licensing tool. By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to select the right open data license for your dataset.

E-learning

Open data licensing

Duration:
0.2h
Language:
English
This is the eLearning related to the lesson 'Open data licensing'. This eLearning is offered in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish.

Reading

Videos

Data Talks: Recommended contract terms
Data Talks: Recommended contract terms
Understanding open data: Legal openness
Understanding open data: Legal openness
Recording webinar 'Open judicial data, AI, and transparency in the digital age'
Recording webinar 'Open judicial data, AI, and transparency in the digital age'

Tools

Licensing Assistant
Data which is shared with a licence becomes open data. There are many licences available. The licensing assistant provides a description of the available open data licences. It also gives an overview of how to apply licences as re-publisher or distributor of open data and how to combine multiple licences.