

      Preamble
        The Open Data Commons - Public Domain Dedication & Licence is a document intended to allow you
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      The position of the dedicator of the work
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         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
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      Part I: Introduction
      The Rightsholder (the Person holding rights or claims over the Work) agrees as follows:
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          Definitions of Capitalised Words
          "Copyright" - Includes rights under copyright and under neighbouring rights and
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            "Data" - The contents of the Database, which includes the information, independent
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             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
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            "Document" - means this relinquishment and waiver of rights and claims and back up
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            "Use" - As a verb, means doing any act that is restricted by Copyright or Database
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             sublicense the Work.
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             Document.
            "You" - the Person acquiring rights under the licence elements of this Document.
            Words in the singular include the plural and vice versa.
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          What this document covers
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          Legal effect of this Document. This Document is:
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            A dedication to the public domain and waiver of Copyright and Database Rights over the Work; and
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            A licence of Copyright and Database Rights over the Work in jurisdictions that do not allow
               for relinquishment or waiver.
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          Legal rights covered.
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            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
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               jurisdiction and type of Data; and
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            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.
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            This Document does not apply to computer programs used in the making or operation of the Database;
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            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
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            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
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          Facts are free. The Rightsholder takes the position that factual information is not covered by
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             information in the Work by Copyright, and to cover any information protected by Copyright that
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      Part II: Dedication to the public domain
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          Dedication, waiver, and licence of Copyright and Database Rights
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          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.
        
            The Rightsholder realises that once these rights are relinquished, that the Rightsholder has
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               free and open for others to Use.
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            The Rightsholder intends for their relinquishment to cover all present and future rights in
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            The above relinquishment of rights applies worldwide and includes media and formats now known
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          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
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            Copyright; and
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            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
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          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:
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            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
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               in the relevant jurisdiction, these rights may be exercised in all media and formats
               whether now known or created in the future.
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             author of the Work or to object to treatment that would otherwise prejudice the
             author’s honour and reputation, or any other derogatory treatment:
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            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;
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            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
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          Relationship to other rights
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          No other contractual conditions. The Rightsholder makes this Work available to You without any
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          Relationship to patents. This Document does not grant You a licence for any patents that the
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             rights or consult other licences.
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             Database are cautioned that they may have to clear other rights or consult other licences.
      Part III: General provisions
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          Warranties, disclaimer, and limitation of liability
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