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OpenAire+: Legal framework –
Conclusions and Guidelines Dr. Lucie Guibault,
Legal and Sustainability Issues for Open Access Infrastructures, Vilnius
Legal status of scientific output not entirely clear;
Authorization of the rights owner is required to use
a substantial portion of the contents of a database
Exception for scientific uses is poorly implemented
and harmonized.
Acts such as linking to and from other databases is
not clearly regulated under EU and national law.
IP Protection of scientific output
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Crucial for data collectors and depositors to ensure:
that all necessary copyright permissions have
been cleared prior to deposit and
that ownership of the materials has been
established.
Importance of licence terms - legal certainty for
rights owner and users alike
OpenAire+ Guidelines
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Use of proper Open Access licenses is paramount
OA licences grant data a future - by allowing others
to care for and use it.
Importance of compatibility of licences
Horizon2020 will require data management plan –
which includes proper licensing strategy
Guidelines
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Preference for version 4.0 of the Creative
Commons licences
Version 4.0 addresses database rights
Offers unique tool to license both publications
and data
Recommend CC 4.0 BY or BY-SA
SA may have impact on re-use by (commercial)
parties who have proprietary business models
Guidelines
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