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License for raw data?

License for raw data?

Posted Jan 13, 2011 12:56 UTC (Thu) by exadon (guest, #5324)
Parent article: OpenStreetMap's point of no return

I suggest a new feature for the Linux Kernel: For each number, store the associated license. The result of a system call then depends on the license clearance of the calling process.


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License for raw data?

Posted Jan 13, 2011 19:13 UTC (Thu) by giggls (subscriber, #48434) [Link]

In Europe it is possible to have a copyright on databases but not on individual dabase entries. The ODBL is an attempt to expand this copyright to countries where this is not possible.

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