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[[File:Open Database License (ODbL) summary icons OKFN.png|thumb|''ODbL summary icons:''<br />
You are free: To '''Share''', To '''Create''', To '''Adapt'''; <br />
As long as you: '''Attribute''', '''Share-Alike''', '''Keep open'''.<ref>http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/summary/</ref>]]
The '''Open Database License''' ('''ODbL''') is a [[copyleft]] ("[[share alike]]") [[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]]|accessdate=2 July 2011}}</ref>
ODbL is published by [[Open Data]] Commons, part of the [[Open Knowledge Foundation]].<ref name="ODC-About">{{cite web|url=http://www.opendatacommons.org/about/|title=Open Data Commons - About|publisher=[[Open Data Commons]]|accessdate=2 July 2011}}</ref>
The ODbL was created with the goal of allowing users to share their data freely without worrying about problems relating to copyright or ownership. It allows users to make free use of the data in the database without worrying about copyright of the creators, and add to the data or use in other databases. 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. Users no longer need to worry of repercussions of violations of copyright law or stolen information when using an Open Database License.
==Freedoms==
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