open government licence (OGL) in the UK

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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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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

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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
this entity surface form: Open Government Licence