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Licence

Licence is a written agreement by means of which the copyright holder defines the rights granted to the users. In a digital environment, standardised licences based on a set of predefined reuse conditions, such as Creative Commons, are used. Licences for digital objects are machine readable.


License

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A: permission to act

B: freedom of action

2

a: a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful

b: a document, plate, or tag evidencing a license granted

c: a grant by the holder of a copyright or patent to another of any of the rights embodied in the copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights

3

a: freedom that allows or is used with irresponsibility

Freedom of the press should not be turned into license.

b: disregard for standards of personal conduct : LICENTIOUSNESS


source: MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY


Linked Data

A collection of interrelated datasets on the Web can also be referred to as Linked Data.

A typical case of a large Linked Dataset is DBPedia, which, essentially, makes the content of Wikipedia available in RDF.

Linked data is possible when data on the Web is available in a standard format, reachable and manageable by Semantic Web tools. The collection of Semantic Web technologies (RDF, OWL, SKOS, SPARQL, etc.) provides an environment where applications can query that data, draw inferences using vocabularies, etc. 

https://www.w3.org/standards/semanticweb/data

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Linked Open Data (LOD)

Definition: Linked Open Data (LOD) defines a vision of globaly accessible and linked data on the internet based on the RDF standards of the semantic web. LOD is often thought of as a virtual data cloud where anyone can access any data they are authorized to see and may also add to any data without disturbing the original data source. This provides an open environment where data can be created, connected and consumed on internet scale. A basic theory of LOD is that data has more value if it can be connected to other data. Data, in this context, is any structured web-based information.
LOD has been proposed as the basis for open government and for solving many of the data integration issues.

Related terms: linked data, standards, semantic web

Found in: https://www.w3.org/egov/wiki/Linked_Open_Data

Reference:
Berners-Lee, T. (2008). Linking Open Data. W3C SWEO Community Project. https://www.w3.org/wiki/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects/LinkingOpenData.