Video 5: Tools to Help You Choose the Right License

Applying a license to your research data is essential to clarify how it can be used, shared, and reused. This video guides you through defining usage rights and aligning with FAIR principles and funder mandates. We explore common options like Creative Commons and Open Data Commons licenses, and show you a tool that helps you choose the perfect license for your work.

➡️ Video Chapters (For Navigation)
0:00 Introduction: Why Licensing Data is Essential
0:31 Common License Types (Creative Commons & Open Data Commons)
0:40 Key Considerations for Choosing a License (Compliance, Funder Policies)
1:00 Tool Highlight: Creative Commons License Chooser
1:13 How to Assign a License to Your Data (Metadata & README)
1:27 Understanding Creative Commons License Terms (Attribution, ShareAlike)
1:40 Example: Using a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licensed Dataset

➡️ Resources & Tools Mentioned
Creative Commons License Chooser: https://creativecommons.org/chooser/
An interactive questionnaire that generates the appropriate CC license code or text for your work.

Open Data Commons (ODC): https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/
A set of legal tools and licenses specifically written for databases, such as the Open Database License (ODbL).

Choose an open source license: https://choosealicense.com/

License Selector: https://ufal.github.io/public-license...

Zenodo Platform: https://zenodo.org/
Used in the video as an example platform where CC licenses are applied to datasets.

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