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==Notable uses==

The [[OpenStreetMap]] (OSM) project completed the move from a [[Creative Commons]] license to ODbL in September 2012<ref>{{cite web|title=OpenStreetMap data license is ODbL|url=http://blog.osmfoundation.org/2012/09/12/openstreetmap-data-license-is-odbl/|publisher=OpenStreetMap Foundation|access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref> in an attempt to have more legal security<ref>{{cite web|title=Legal FAQ|url=https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ/CC-BY-SA_Archive#What.27s_this_about_a_licence_change.3F|publisher=OpenStreetMap}}</ref> and a more specific license for databases rather than creative works.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mayr |first=Markus |title=A Web-Based System for Comparative Analysis of OpenStreetMap Data by the Use of CouchDB |url=https://bizstanding.com/ |journal= |via=Academia.edu}}</ref>

Other projects using ODbL include [[OpenCorporates]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://opencorporates.com/legal/licence|title = Licence :: Info :: OpenCorporates}}</ref> [https://www.opendatablend.io/ Open Data Blend],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Open Database Licence (ODbL) {{!}} Open Data Blend|url=https://www.opendatablend.io/open-database-licence|access-date=2021-07-20|website=www.opendatablend.io}}</ref> [[Open Food Facts]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://world.openfoodfacts.org/data|title=Data|website=world.openfoodfacts.org}}</ref> and [[Paris OpenData]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://opendata.paris.fr/page/lalicence/|title=Open Data Paris|website=opendata.paris.fr}}</ref>