W3C Document License
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The W3C Document License is a permissive license used by the World Wide Web Consortium for its technical documents, allowing broad use and redistribution while preserving attribution and certain usage conditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| W3C Document License canonical | 3 |
| W3C Software License | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
W3C license
ⓘ
documentation license ⓘ permissive license ⓘ software license ⓘ |
| allows |
copying
ⓘ
display ⓘ distribution of derivative works ⓘ public performance ⓘ redistribution ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
W3C documents
ⓘ
W3C specifications ⓘ W3C Technical Reports ⓘ
surface form:
W3C technical documentation
|
| distinctFrom |
Creative Commons license
ⓘ
surface form:
Creative Commons licenses
W3C Document License self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
W3C Software License
|
| focusesOn |
documentation use
ⓘ
specification text ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ |
| governs |
redistribution of modified versions of W3C documents
ⓘ
reuse of W3C recommendations ⓘ translation of W3C documents ⓘ |
| grants |
non-exclusive rights
ⓘ
royalty-free rights ⓘ worldwide rights ⓘ |
| includesClause |
documents may be used for any purpose subject to conditions
ⓘ
no additional restrictions may be imposed that contradict the license ⓘ |
| isCopyleft | false ⓘ |
| isFreeSoftwareLicense | true ⓘ |
| isOpenSourceLicense | true ⓘ |
| isPermissive | true ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction | United States law (primary drafting context) ⓘ |
| licenseFor |
W3C Note
ⓘ
surface form:
W3C notes
W3C Recommendation ⓘ
surface form:
W3C recommendations
W3C Technical Reports ⓘ
surface form:
W3C technical reports
|
| prohibits |
misrepresentation of document status
ⓘ
removal of legal notices ⓘ use of W3C trademarks without permission ⓘ |
| publisher | World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enable broad use of W3C documents
ⓘ
to maintain integrity of technical specifications ⓘ to preserve attribution to W3C ⓘ |
| requires |
attribution
ⓘ
inclusion of a reference to the W3C Document License ⓘ preservation of copyright notices ⓘ preservation of license notices ⓘ preservation of status notices ⓘ |
| usedBy |
W3C member organizations
ⓘ
W3C Working Group ⓘ
surface form:
W3C working groups
web standards implementers ⓘ |
| website | https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/doc-license ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
W3C Software License