Supported Licenses

REFODAT offers various open licenses suitable for different types of data. You should select the license that best meets your requirements. Choosing a license has legal prerequisites and consequences. If you are unsure which license is right for you, seek legal advice. The support staff at REFODAT have a technical background and are not qualified to provide legal advice.

Creative Commons

Well suited for creative works.

• Creative Commons CC0
  
• Creative Commons CC BY 4.0
  
• Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0
  

Open Data Commons

Well suited for datasets and databases.

• Open Data Commons ODC-By 1.0 - Attribution License
  
• Open Data Commons ODbL 1.0 - Open Database License
  
• Open Data Commons PDDL 1.0 - Public Domain Dedication and License
  

Public Domain

Use only if you are sure there is no copyright on your data (e.g., raw measurement data). Otherwise, CC0 or Open Data Commons PDDL is a better choice.

• Public Domain
  

Software Licenses

Well suited for source code.

• Apache License 2.0
  
• GNU General Public License (GPL) 2.0
  
• GNU General Public License (GPL) 3.0
  
• GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) 3.0
  
• MIT License
  
• Mozilla Public License (MPL) 2.0
  

If you wish to use a license not listed here, please contact us at our functional address refodat[at]uni-jena.de.