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{{short description|Share-alike license for databases}}
https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/ including in other databases; edit existing data in the database; and add new data to the database. The license establishes the rights of users of the database, as well as the correct procedure for attributing credit where credit is due for the data, and how to make changes or improvements in the data, thus simplifying the sharing and comparison of data.▼
{{Infobox software license
| name = Open Database License
| image = Open Database License (ODbL) summary icons OKFN.png
| image_size = 160px
| caption = You are free: To '''Share''', To '''Create''', To '''Adapt'' as long as you: '''Attribute''', '''Share-Alike''', '''Keep open'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/summary/|title=ODC Open Database License (ODbL) Summary|date=September 12, 2009}}</ref>
| author = [[OpenStreetMap]]
| version = v 1.0
| publisher = [[Open Knowledge Foundation]]
| date =
| Debian approved =
| Free Software =
| GPL compatible =
| copyleft = Yes
}}
The '''Open Database License''' ('''ODbL''') is a [[copyleft]] [[license]] agreement intended to allow users to freely share, modify, and use a [[database]] while maintaining this same freedom for others.<ref name="ODbL1">{{cite web|url=http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/|title=Open Database License (ODbL) v1.0|publisher=[[Open Data Commons]]|access-date=2 July 2011}}</ref>
ODbL is published by [[Open Data Commons]], which is part of [[Open Knowledge Foundation]].<ref name="ODC-About">{{cite web|url=http://www.opendatacommons.org/about/|title=Open Data Commons - About|publisher=[[Open Data Commons]]|access-date=2 July 2011}}</ref>
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==Freedoms==
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