From 2109a1c80f9a7d4e5fe767bb284a06192eb1814e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Armin Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:25:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify CC BY release license --- LICENSE | 17 ++++++++++++++--- README.md | 6 +++++- 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index ae09f67..6714e9d 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,8 +1,19 @@ -Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License +CC BY 4.0 -By exercising the Licensed Rights (defined below), You accept and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License ("Public License"). To the extent this Public License may be interpreted as a contract, You are granted the Licensed Rights in consideration of Your acceptance of these terms and conditions. +Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International -This repository is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), except where third-party source terms require otherwise. You may share and adapt the licensed material for any purpose, provided appropriate credit is given. +This repository is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 +International License (CC BY 4.0), except where third-party source terms +require otherwise. + +You are free to share and adapt the licensed material for any purpose, +including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given, a link to +the license is provided, and any changes are indicated. + +This license applies to the dataset, metadata, documentation, diagnostics, and +repository workflow materials created for this release. It does not relicense +third-party source data used to construct the release inputs; those sources +remain governed by their own terms. License deed: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Legal code: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e2c24c0..2c1f190 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -123,4 +123,8 @@ The public release assets are: ## License -Repository contents are released under CC BY 4.0 except where third-party source terms require otherwise. See `LICENSE`. +This release uses the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License +(CC BY 4.0), the standard open license expected for Scientific Data data +descriptors. The license applies to release materials created for this +repository; third-party source data remain governed by their own terms. See +`LICENSE`.