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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Open Government Licence | 2 |
| Open Government Licence (OGL) | 0 |
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Open Government Licence
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Open Government Licence