Jo Ellis

22 February 2013

The Open Government Licence

Why and how

Open Government Licence

Non-transactional Free commercial and non-

commercial use Machine-readable Simple conditions – attribution

and no misuse Public sector specific – conditions

and exemptions Interoperable with other licensing

models

Creative Commons

Machine readable

Presenting licence terms in machine readable formats facilitates the efficient transfer of information.

Creative Commons uses CCRel to make their own licences machine readable.

Using a common vocabulary ensures a shared understanding of how those terms are defined.

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The challenges

The future

Questions?