Appendix II: Licenses
This section lists a number of common licenses for datasets and defines suggested abbreviations for use in the dataset metadata specifications
Identifier | License name | Description |
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PD | Public Domain | No license required for any purpose; the work is not subject to copyright in any jurisdiction. |
PDDL | Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License | License to assign public domain like permissions without giving up the copyright: http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/ |
CC0 | Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal. | Use this if you are a holder of copyright or database rights, and you wish to waive all your interests in your work worldwide: http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/cc0/ |