Licensing Metadata
Julia Fallon, IPR & Policy Advisor, Europeana Foundation
The European Library Conference - Amsterdam, The Netherlands17th September 2013
The CC0 Licence
1. Waives your copyright and dedicates the metadata to the Public Domain.
2. Allowing free reuse the metadata with no restrictions.
CC0 encourages re-use
The most open way to share your metadata, enabling LOD and encouraging reuse by removing barriers.
CC0 encourages best practice
Complimented by industry standards and best practices that encourage attribution and linking to original source
Digital objects (on the site of the provider)
RESTRICTED Metadata (descriptive object information)
Three types of Licence Information is required
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BASIC Metadata (descriptive object information)
CC0
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Licence Conditions
Gratis?Attribution Required
Must Share Original
File?
Non Commercial Use Only?
CC0 Y N N N
CC-BY Y Y N N
CC-BY-SA Y Y Y N
CC-BY-NC Y Y N Y
Your Licence
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Twelve Rights Statements available for the Digital Object
CC0 encourages re-use
The most open way to share your metadata, enabling LOD and encouraging reuse by removing barriers.
CC0 encourages best practice
Complimented by industry standards and best practices that encourage attribution and linking to original source
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