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(( Open Data Commons - Public Domain Dedication & License (PDDL) ))??

Preamble

The Open Data Commons - Public Domain Dedication & Licence is a document
intended to allow you to freely share, modify, and use this work for any purpose
and without any restrictions. This licence is intended for use on databases or
their contents ("data"), either together or individually.

Many databases are covered by copyright. Some jurisdictions, mainly in Europe,
have specific special rights that cover databases called the "sui generis"
database right. Both of these sets of rights, as well as other legal rights used
to protect databases and data, can create uncertainty or practical difficulty
for those wishing to share databases and their underlying data but retain a
limited amount of rights under a "some rights reserved" approach to licensing as
outlined in the Science Commons Protocol for Implementing Open Access Data. As a
result, this waiver and licence tries to the fullest extent possible to
eliminate or fully license any rights that cover this database and data. Any
Community Norms or similar statements of use of the database or data do not form
a part of this document, and do not act as a contract for access or other terms
of use for the database or data.

The position of the recipient of the work

Because this document places the database and its contents in or as close as
possible within the public domain, there are no restrictions or requirements
placed on the recipient by this document. Recipients may use this work
commercially, use technical protection measures, combine this data or database
with other databases or data, and share their changes and additions or keep them
secret. It is not a requirement that recipients provide further users with a
copy of this licence or attribute the original creator of the data or database
as a source. The goal is to eliminate restrictions held by the original creator
of the data and database on the use of it by others.

The position of the dedicator of the work

Copyright law, as with most other law under the banner of "intellectual
property", is inherently national law. This means that there exists several
differences in how copyright and other IP rights can be relinquished, waived or
licensed in the many legal jurisdictions of the world. This is despite much
harmonisation of minimum levels of protection. The internet and other
communication technologies span these many disparate legal jurisdictions and
thus pose special difficulties for a document relinquishing and waiving
intellectual property rights, including copyright and database rights, for use
by the global community. Because of this feature of intellectual property law,
this document first relinquishes the rights and waives the relevant rights and
claims. It then goes on to license these same rights for jurisdictions or areas
of law that may make it difficult to relinquish or waive rights or claims.

The purpose of this document is to enable rightsholders to place their work into
the public domain. Unlike licences for free and open source software, free
cultural works, or open content licences, rightsholders will not be able to
"dual license" their work by releasing the same work under different licences.
This is because they have allowed anyone to use the work in whatever way they
choose. Rightsholders therefore can't re-license it under copyright or database
rights on different terms because they have nothing left to license. Doing so
creates truly accessible data to build rich applications and advance the
progress of science and the arts.

This document can cover either or both of the database and its contents (the
data). Because databases can have a wide variety of content - not just factual
data - rightsholders should use the Open Data Commons - Public Domain Dedication
& Licence for an entire database and its contents only if everything can be
placed under the terms of this document. Because even factual data can sometimes
have intellectual property rights, rightsholders should use this licence to
cover both the database and its factual data when making material available
under this document; even if it is likely that the data would not be covered by
copyright or database rights.

Rightsholders can also use this document to cover any copyright or database
rights claims over only a database, and leave the contents to be covered by
other licences or documents. They can do this because this document refers to
the "Work", which can be either - or both - the database and its contents. As a
result, rightsholders need to clearly state what they are dedicating under this
document when they dedicate it.

Just like any licence or other document dealing with intellectual property,
rightsholders should be aware that one can only license what one owns. Please
ensure that the rights have been cleared to make this material available under
this document.

This document permanently and irrevocably makes the Work available to the public
for any use of any kind, and it should not be used unless the rightsholder is
prepared for this to happen.

Part I: Introduction

The Rightsholder (the Person holding rights or claims over the Work) agrees as
follows:

   (( 1.0 ))??
   Definitions of Capitalised Words

   "Copyright" - Includes rights under copyright and under neighbouring rights
   and similarly related sets of rights under the law of the relevant
   jurisdiction under Section 6.4.

   "Data" - The contents of the Database, which includes the information,
   independent works, or other material collected into the Database offered
   under the terms of this Document.

   "Database" - A collection of Data arranged in a systematic or methodical way
   and individually accessible by electronic or other means offered under the
   terms of this Document.

   "Database Right" - Means rights over Data resulting from the Chapter III
   ("sui generis") rights in the Database Directive (Directive 96/9/EC of the
   European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal
   protection of databases) and any future updates as well as any similar rights
   available in the relevant jurisdiction under Section 6.4.

   "Document" - means this relinquishment and waiver of rights and claims and
   back up licence agreement.

   "Person" - Means a natural or legal person or a body of persons corporate or
   incorporate.

   "Use" - As a verb, means doing any act that is restricted by Copyright or
   Database Rights whether in the original medium or any other; and includes
   modifying the Work as may be technically necessary to use it in a different
   mode or format. This includes the right to sublicense the Work.

   "Work" - Means either or both of the Database and Data offered under the
   terms of this Document.

   "You" - the Person acquiring rights under the licence elements of this
   Document.

   Words in the singular include the plural and vice versa.

   (( 2.0 ))??
   What this document covers

   (( 2.1. ))??
   Legal effect of this Document. This Document is:

      (( a. ))??
      A dedication to the public domain and waiver of Copyright and Database
      Rights over the Work; and

      (( b. ))??
      A licence of Copyright and Database Rights over the Work in jurisdictions
      that do not allow for relinquishment or waiver.

   (( 2.2. ))??
   Legal rights covered.

      (( a. ))??
      Copyright. Any copyright or neighbouring rights in the Work. Copyright law
      varies between jurisdictions, but is likely to cover: the Database model
      or schema, which is the structure, arrangement, and organisation of the
      Database, and can also include the Database tables and table indexes; the
      data entry and output sheets; and the Field names of Data stored in the
      Database. Copyright may also cover the Data depending on the jurisdiction
      and type of Data; and

      (( b. ))??
      Database Rights. Database Rights only extend to the extraction and
      re-utilisation of the whole or a substantial part of the Data. Database
      Rights can apply even when there is no copyright over the Database.
      Database Rights can also apply when the Data is removed from the Database
      and is selected and arranged in a way that would not infringe any
      applicable copyright.

   (( 2.2 ))??
   Rights not covered.

      (( a. ))??
      This Document does not apply to computer programs used in the making or
      operation of the Database;

      (( b. ))??
      This Document does not cover any patents over the Data or the Database.
      Please see Section 4.2 later in this Document for further details; and

      (( c. ))??
      This Document does not cover any trade marks associated with the Database.
      Please see Section 4.3 later in this Document for further details.

      Users of this Database are cautioned that they may have to clear other
      rights or consult other licences.

   (( 2.3 ))??
   Facts are free. The Rightsholder takes the position that factual information
   is not covered by Copyright. This Document however covers the Work in
   jurisdictions that may protect the factual information in the Work by
   Copyright, and to cover any information protected by Copyright that is
   contained in the Work.

Part II: Dedication to the public domain

   (( 3.0 ))??
   Dedication, waiver, and licence of Copyright and Database Rights

   (( 3.1 ))??
   Dedication of Copyright and Database Rights to the public domain. The
   Rightsholder by using this Document, dedicates the Work to the public domain
   for the benefit of the public and relinquishes all rights in Copyright and
   Database Rights over the Work.

      (( a. ))??
      The Rightsholder realises that once these rights are relinquished, that
      the Rightsholder has no further rights in Copyright and Database Rights
      over the Work, and that the Work is free and open for others to Use.

      (( b. ))??
      The Rightsholder intends for their relinquishment to cover all present and
      future rights in the Work under Copyright and Database Rights, whether
      they are vested or contingent rights, and that this relinquishment of
      rights covers all their heirs and successors.

      The above relinquishment of rights applies worldwide and includes media
      and formats now known or created in the future.

   (( 3.2 ))??
   Waiver of rights and claims in Copyright and Database Rights when Section 3.1
   dedication inapplicable. If the dedication in Section 3.1 does not apply in
   the relevant jurisdiction under Section 6.4, the Rightsholder waives any
   rights and claims that the Rightsholder may have or acquire in the future
   over the Work in:

      (( a. ))??
      Copyright; and

      (( b. ))??
      Database Rights.

      To the extent possible in the relevant jurisdiction, the above waiver of
      rights and claims applies worldwide and includes media and formats now
      known or created in the future. The Rightsholder agrees not to assert the
      above rights and waives the right to enforce them over the Work.

   (( 3.3 ))??
   Licence of Copyright and Database Rights when Sections 3.1 and 3.2
   inapplicable. If the dedication and waiver in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 does not
   apply in the relevant jurisdiction under Section 6.4, the Rightsholder and
   You agree as follows:

      (( a. ))??
      The Licensor grants to You a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive,
      licence to Use the Work for the duration of any applicable Copyright and
      Database Rights. These rights explicitly include commercial use, and do
      not exclude any field of endeavour. To the extent possible in the relevant
      jurisdiction, these rights may be exercised in all media and formats
      whether now known or created in the future.

   (( 3.4 ))??
   Moral rights. This section covers moral rights, including the right to be
   identified as the author of the Work or to object to treatment that would
   otherwise prejudice the author's honour and reputation, or any other
   derogatory treatment:

      (( a. ))??
      For jurisdictions allowing waiver of moral rights, Licensor waives all
      moral rights that Licensor may have in the Work to the fullest extent
      possible by the law of the relevant jurisdiction under Section 6.4;

      (( b. ))??
      If waiver of moral rights under Section 3.4 a in the relevant jurisdiction
      is not possible, Licensor agrees not to assert any moral rights over the
      Work and waives all claims in moral rights to the fullest extent possible
      by the law of the relevant jurisdiction under Section 6.4; and

      (( c. ))??
      For jurisdictions not allowing waiver or an agreement not to assert moral
      rights under Section 3.4 a and b, the author may retain their moral rights
      over the copyrighted aspects of the Work.

      Please note that some jurisdictions do not allow for the waiver of moral
      rights, and so moral rights may still subsist over the work in some
      jurisdictions.

   (( 4.0 ))??
   Relationship to other rights

   (( 4.1 ))??
   No other contractual conditions. The Rightsholder makes this Work available
   to You without any other contractual obligations, either express or implied.
   Any Community Norms statement associated with the Work is not a contract and
   does not form part of this Document.

   (( 4.2 ))??
   Relationship to patents. This Document does not grant You a licence for any
   patents that the Rightsholder may own. Users of this Database are cautioned
   that they may have to clear other rights or consult other licences.

   (( 4.3 ))??
   Relationship to trade marks. This Document does not grant You a licence for
   any trade marks that the Rightsholder may own or that the Rightsholder may
   use to cover the Work. Users of this Database are cautioned that they may
   have to clear other rights or consult other licences.

Part III: General provisions

   (( 5.0 ))??
   Warranties, disclaimer, and limitation of liability

   (( 5.1 ))??
   The Work is provided by the Rightsholder "as is" and without any warranty of
   any kind, either express or implied, whether of title, of accuracy or
   completeness, of the presence of absence of errors, of fitness for purpose,
   or otherwise. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied
   warranties, so this exclusion may not apply to You.

   (( 5.2 ))??
   Subject to any liability that may not be excluded or limited by law, the
   Rightsholder is not liable for, and expressly excludes, all liability for
   loss or damage however and whenever caused to anyone by any use under this
   Document, whether by You or by anyone else, and whether caused by any fault
   on the part of the Rightsholder or not. This exclusion of liability includes,
   but is not limited to, any special, incidental, consequential, punitive, or
   exemplary damages. This exclusion applies even if the Rightsholder has been
   advised of the possibility of such damages.

   (( 5.3 ))??
   If liability may not be excluded by law, it is limited to actual and direct
   financial loss to the extent it is caused by proved negligence on the part of
   the Rightsholder.

   (( 6.0 ))??
   General

   (( 6.1 ))??
   If any provision of this Document is held to be invalid or unenforceable,
   that must not affect the cvalidity or enforceability of the remainder of the
   terms of this Document.

   (( 6.2 ))??
   This Document is the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the
   Work covered here. It replaces any earlier understandings, agreements or
   representations with respect to the Work not specified here.

   (( 6.3 ))??
   This Document does not affect any rights that You or anyone else may
   independently have under any applicable law to make any use of this Work,
   including (for jurisdictions where this Document is a licence) fair dealing,
   fair use, database exceptions, or any other legally recognised limitation or
   exception to infringement of copyright or other applicable laws.

   (( 6.4 ))??
   This Document takes effect in the relevant jurisdiction in which the Document
   terms are sought to be enforced. If the rights waived or granted under
   applicable law in the relevant jurisdiction includes additional rights not
   waived or granted under this Document, these additional rights are included
   in this Document in order to meet the intent of this Document.
