open government licence (OGL) in the UK

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open licence public sector information licence

The Open Government Licence (OGL) in the UK is a standard, permissive licence that allows free use, adaptation, and sharing of public sector information, provided users attribute the source.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Open Government Licence	2
open government licence (OGL) in the UK canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6378376 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: open government licence (OGL) in the UK
Context triple: [Crown copyright, canBeLicensedUnder, open government licence (OGL) in the UK]

A. Open Software License 3.0
Open Software License 3.0 is a copyleft open-source software license that permits free use, modification, and distribution of software while imposing conditions to protect authors’ rights and ensure source code availability.
B. Creative Commons public domain tools
Creative Commons public domain tools are a set of legal and technical instruments that help creators and users clearly dedicate works to the public domain or mark them as free of known copyright restrictions for broad, unrestricted reuse.
C. GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is a widely used free software license that guarantees users the freedoms to run, study, share, and modify software while requiring that derivative works remain similarly open.
D. GNU Free Documentation License
The GNU Free Documentation License is a copyleft license designed to ensure that documentation, textbooks, and other written works remain freely usable, modifiable, and redistributable.
E. Creative Commons License Chooser
Creative Commons License Chooser is an online tool that guides users through selecting an appropriate Creative Commons license for their creative works based on their sharing and reuse preferences.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: open government licence (OGL) in the UK
Target entity description: The Open Government Licence (OGL) in the UK is a standard, permissive licence that allows free use, adaptation, and sharing of public sector information, provided users attribute the source.

A. Open Software License 3.0
Open Software License 3.0 is a copyleft open-source software license that permits free use, modification, and distribution of software while imposing conditions to protect authors’ rights and ensure source code availability.
B. Creative Commons public domain tools
Creative Commons public domain tools are a set of legal and technical instruments that help creators and users clearly dedicate works to the public domain or mark them as free of known copyright restrictions for broad, unrestricted reuse.
C. GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is a widely used free software license that guarantees users the freedoms to run, study, share, and modify software while requiring that derivative works remain similarly open.
D. GNU Free Documentation License
The GNU Free Documentation License is a copyleft license designed to ensure that documentation, textbooks, and other written works remain freely usable, modifiable, and redistributable.
E. Creative Commons License Chooser
Creative Commons License Chooser is an online tool that guides users through selecting an appropriate Creative Commons license for their creative works based on their sharing and reuse preferences.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	open licence ⓘ public sector information licence ⓘ
abbreviation	OGL NERFINISHED ⓘ
administeredBy	The National Archives (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	UK public sector information ⓘ
basedOn	principles of open data ⓘ
compatibleWith	Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence (in spirit, not identical) NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
covers	geospatial data ⓘ government datasets ⓘ government publications ⓘ statistical data ⓘ
currentVersion	OGL v3.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ
excludes	departmental logos ⓘ design rights ⓘ information subject to copyright of third parties ⓘ military insignia ⓘ patents ⓘ personal data ⓘ royal arms ⓘ trademarks ⓘ
governingBody	UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingLaw	laws of England and Wales ⓘ
hasPurpose	to encourage innovation and economic growth ⓘ to facilitate re-use of public sector information ⓘ to support transparency ⓘ
introducedBy	UK Government Open Data initiative NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
legalCodeUrl	https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ ⓘ
licenceVersion	OGL v1.0 ⓘ OGL v2.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ OGL v3.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ
permits	adaptation ⓘ commercial use ⓘ copying ⓘ distribution ⓘ publishing ⓘ
prohibits	misleading use of information ⓘ suggesting official endorsement ⓘ
publisher	The National Archives (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ
replaced	Click-Use Licence NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	attribution of the source ⓘ compliance with applicable laws when using the information ⓘ inclusion of the licence text or a link to it ⓘ indication of any changes made ⓘ
typeOfLicence	permissive ⓘ
usedBy	UK central government departments NERFINISHED ⓘ UK public bodies and agencies ⓘ local authorities in the UK ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crown copyright → canBeLicensedUnder → open government licence (OGL) in the UK ⓘ

Click-Use Licence → successor → open government licence (OGL) in the UK ⓘ

this entity surface form: Open Government Licence

ONS Open Geography portal → license → open government licence (OGL) in the UK ⓘ