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Licensing of research data

Open data – open access – open software

jan.leendertse@rz.uni-freiburg.de

OS policy recommendation

Open licenses specify clear legal conditions of reusability.

Further helpful resources

forschungsdaten.info

Help by GitHub: choosealicense

Creative commons

Brettschneider, P., Axtmann, A., Böker, E., & Von Suchodoletz, D. (2021). Offene Lizenzen für Forschungsdaten. o-bib. Das offene Bibliotheksjournal / Herausgeber VDB. https://doi.org/10.5282/O-BIB/5749

Pitfalls

No license selection

• restricts access
• produces unwanted side effects
• encrease risk of license abuse
• hinders machine actionability

Machine actionability

License should be machine actionable, see howto of creative commons.