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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|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> in an attempt to have more legal security<ref>{{cite web|title=Legal FAQ|url=httphttps://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.

Other projects using ODbL include [[OpenCorporates]],<ref>https://opencorporates.com/info/licence</ref> [[Open Food Facts]],<ref>http://world.openfoodfacts.org/data</ref> and [[Paris OpenData]].<ref>http://opendata.paris.fr/page/lalicence/</ref>