Licenses

The RD  of June 2nd 2019 concerning the reuse of public sector information  establishes a cascading logic for federal datasets.

The "open license" (CC0 deed) - allowing data to be reused free of charge for non-commercial and commercial purposes - applies whenever possible. Any deviation from this license is explicitly justified by the government department concerned (`comply or explain' principle).

  • As a rule: no condition = public domain = Creative Commons Zero (CC0)
  • Condition "source attribution" = CC-BY license + justification
  • Condition "remuneration" = model license "re-use for remuneration" + detailed justification
  • Specific conditions = model license to be determined by the government + detailed justification