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Open Database License

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Open Database License

Summary

Open Database License is a copyleft license[1]. It draws 74 Wikipedia views per month (copyleft_license category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Open Database License authored Open Knowledge Foundation[3].
  • Open Database License's instance of is recorded as copyleft license[4].
  • Open Database License's instance of is recorded as data copyright license[5].
  • Open Database License's Commons category is recorded as ODbL[6].
  • Open Database License's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gx_sjp[7].
  • Open Database License's official website is recorded as https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/[8].
  • Open Database License's topic's main category is recorded as Category:ODbL[9].
  • Open Database License's work available at URL is recorded as https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/[10].
  • Open Database License's topic has template is recorded as Template:ODbL[11].
  • Open Database License's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ODbL'}[12].
  • Open Database License's SPDX license ID is recorded as ODbL-1.0[13].
  • Open Database License's Free Software Directory entry is recorded as License:ODbl[14].
  • Open Database License's edition/version is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '1'}[15].
  • Open Database License's Catalogo Nazionale Dati ID is recorded as licences/A310_ODBL[16].
  • Open Database License's Open Science Thesaurus ID is recorded as PH7T4MNT-J[17].

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Works and Contributions

Open Database License authored Open Knowledge Foundation[3].

Why It Matters

Open Database License draws 74 Wikipedia views per month (copyleft_license category, ranking #2 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Open Knowledge Foundation

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Open Database License. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-database-license
MLA “Open Database License.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-database-license.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_open-database-license_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Open Database License}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-database-license}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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