OGC Document Study

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1©2004 - Allan Doyle - See last page for terms

A brief study of OGC Public Documents

Allan Doyle

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OGC Public Documents(as of April 16, 2004)

• 70 Documents (current, non-deprecated)• 2 Approved Technical Baseline• 14 Implementation Specification• 6 Recommendation Paper• 27 Discussion Paper• 17 Abstract Specification• 1 Request For Comment• 1 Draft Abstract Specification• 2 Interoperability Program Report

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OGC Core MissionOur core mission is to deliver spatial interface specifications that are openly available for global use.

– http://www.opengis.org/about/?page=vision

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What does “Openly available for global use”

mean?• Global– Different legal systems– English is not the predominant

language• Openly available

– Copyright should at a minimum allow downloading, printing, fair use.

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Other considerations• Copyright should be

– Clear, easy to understand– Consistent across all documents

• Learn the terms of one and you’re all set• Use of the document should be as

unencumbered as possible

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Copyright Study• The next slides will show the 17 different

copyright statements found in the 70 documents.

• There are 3 “families” of copyright statements– OK to Copy - 3 variations– Don’t copy - 7 variations– Miscellaneous - 7 distinct versions– Conflicting Combinations - 3 combinations

• OGC + POSC• OGC + ISO (2 variations)

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OK to Copy• Key phrase:

Permission to use, copy, and distribute this document in any medium for any purpose and without fee or royalty is hereby granted, provided that you include the above list of copyright holders and the entire text of this NOTICE

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OK to CopyShort

Copyright noticeCopyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Open GIS Consortium, Inc.The companies listed above have granted the Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) a nonexclusive, royalty-free, paid up, worldwide license to copy and distribute this document and to modify this document and distribute copies of the modified version.This document does not represent a commitment to implement any portion of this specification in any company’s products. OGC’s Legal, IPR and Copyright Statements are found at http://www.opengis.org/legal/ipr.htm

NOTICEPermission to use, copy, and distribute this document in any medium for any purpose and without fee or royalty is hereby granted, provided that you include the above list of copyright holders and the entire text of this NOTICE. We request that authorship attribution be provided in any software, documents, or other items or products that you create pursuant to the implementation of the contents of this document, or any portion thereof. No right to create modifications or derivatives of OGC documents is granted pursuant to this license. However, if additional requirements (as documented in the Copyright FAQ at http://www.opengis.org/legal/ipr_faq.htm) are satisfied, the right to create modifications or derivatives is sometimes granted by the OGC to individuals complying with those requirements. THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR TITLE; THAT THE CONTENTS OF THE DOCUMENT ARE SUITABLE FOR ANY PURPOSE; NOR THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH CONTENTS WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS. COPYRIGHT HOLDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF THE DOCUMENT OR THE PERFORMANCE OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTENTS THEREOF. The name and trademarks of copyright holders may NOT be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to this document or its contents without specific, written prior permission. Title to copyright in this document will at all times remain with copyright holders.

RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND. Use, duplication, or disclosure by government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision(c)(1)(ii) of the Right in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause at DFARS 252.227.7013 OpenGIS is a trademark or registered trademark of Open GIS Consortium, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.

http://www.opengis.org/legal/ipr.htm

http://www.opengis.org/legal/ipr_faq.htm

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OK to CopyLong

Copyright yyyy, corpname...

The companies listed above have granted the Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) a nonexclusive, royalty-free, paid up, worldwide license to copy and distribute this document and to modify this document and distribute copies of the modified version.This document does not represent a commitment to implement any portion of this specification in any company’s products.The OGC invites any interested party to bring to its attention any copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary rights which may cover technology that may be required to practice this specification. Please address the information to the OGC Specification Program Executive Director. OGC’s Legal, IPR and Copyright Statements are found at http://www.opengis.org/about/?page=ipr

NOTICEPermission to use, copy, and distribute the contents of this document, or the OGC document from which this statement is linked, in any medium for any purpose and without fee or royalty is hereby granted, provided that you include the following on ALL copies of the document, or portions thereof, that you use:1. Include a link or URL to the original OGC document. 2. The pre-existing copyright notice of the original author, or if it doesn't exist, a notice of the form: "Copyright © [$date-of-document] Open GIS Consortium, Inc [http://www.opengis.org/]. All Rights Reserved. http://www.opengis.org/legal/" (Hypertext is preferred, but a textual representation is permitted.) 3. If it exists, the STATUS of the OGC document.When space permits, inclusion of the full text of this NOTICE should be provided. We request that authorship attribution be provided in any software, documents, or other items or products that you create pursuant to the implementation of the contents of this document, or any portion thereof.No right to create modifications or derivatives of OGC documents is granted pursuant to this license. However, if additional requirements (documented in the Copyright FAQ http://www.opengis.org/about/?page=ipr) are satisfied, the right to create modifications or derivatives is sometimes granted by the OGC to individuals complying with those requirements.THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR TITLE; THAT THE CONTENTS OF THE DOCUMENT ARE SUITABLE FOR ANY PURPOSE; NOR THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH CONTENTS WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTSCOPYRIGHT HOLDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF THE DOCUMENT OR THE PERFORMANCE OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTENTS THEREOF.The name and trademarks of copyright holders may NOT be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to this document or its contents without specific, written prior permission. Title to copyright in this document will at all times remain with copyright holders.RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND. Use, duplication, or disclosure by government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (c)(1)(ii) of the Right in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause at DFARS 252.227.7013OpenGIS® is a trademark or registered trademark of Open GIS Consortium, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.

http://www.opengis.org/about/?page=ipr

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Do these conflict?

OK to CopyShort POSC

Copyright noticeCopyright 2002 Petrotechnical Open Software Consortium, IncCopyright 2002 Open GIS Consortium, IncThis document is based on material taken from the Units of Measure Recommendation Document, http://www.posc.org/ComponentDocs/uomFinalRecs.doc The license notice is located at http://www.posc.org/Specifications/Epicentre_V30/license.html .This material may be freely used and distributed, and in no way restricted by other users. This document does not represent a commitment to implement any portion of this specification in any company’s products.OGC’s Legal, IPR and Copyright Statements are found at http://www.opengis.org/legal/ipr.htmNOTICEPermission to use, copy, and distribute this document in any medium for any purpose and without fee or royalty is hereby granted, provided that you include the above list of copyright holders and the entire text of this NOTICE.We request that authorship attribution be provided in any software, documents, or other items or products that you create pursuant to the implementation of the contents of this document, or any portion thereof.No right to create modifications or derivatives of OGC documents is granted pursuant to this license. However, if additional requirements (as documented in the Copyright FAQ at http://www.opengis.org/legal/ipr_faq.htm) are satisfied, the right to create modifications or derivatives is sometimes granted by the OGC to individuals complying with those requirements.THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR TITLE; THAT THE CONTENTS OF THE DOCUMENT ARE SUITABLE FOR ANY PURPOSE; NOR THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH CONTENTS WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS.COPYRIGHT HOLDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF THE DOCUMENT OR THE PERFORMANCE OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTENTS THEREOF.The name and trademarks of copyright holders may NOT be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to this document or its contents without specific, written prior permission. Title to copyright in this document will at all times remain with copyright holders.RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND. Use, duplication, or disclosure by government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (c)(1)(ii) of the Right in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause at DFARS 252.227.7013OpenGIS® is a trademark or registered trademark of Open GIS Consortium, Inc. in the United States and in other countries.

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Don’t Copy“It is copyright-protected by OGC.While the reproduction of drafts in any form for use by participants in the OGC standards development process is permitted without prior permission from OGC, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from OGC.”

www.opengis.org

Spec.pdfinternet

Web browser inthe heart of yourcomputer…

Browser cache

Pixels on your screen

transmitstore

reproduce

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Don’t CopySP Living Document

Copyright notice

This OGC document is a living document which will be maintained regularly by OGC and its members.

It is copyright-protected by OGC.

While the reproduction of drafts in any form for use by participants in the OGC standards development process is permitted without prior permission from OGC, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from OGC.

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Don’t CopySP Participants Only

Copyright notice

This OGC document is copyright-protected by OGC


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Don’t CopySP Participants Only

DocumentCopyright noticeThis OGC document is copyright-protected by OGC. While the reproduction of documents in any form for use by participants in the OGC standards development process is permitted without prior permission from OGC, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from OGC.

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Don’t CopySP Participants Only Draft

Copyright notice

This OGC document is a draft and is copyright-protected by OGC.


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Don’t CopyMembers Only Draft

Copyright NoticeThis OGC document is a draft and is copyright-protected by OGC. While the reproduction of drafts in any form for use by OGC members is permitted without prior permission from OGC, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from OGC.

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Don’t CopyIP Participants Only

Copyright noticeThis OGC document is copyright-protected by OGC. While the reproduction of drafts in any form for use by participants in the OGC Interoperability Program is permitted without prior permission from OGC, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from OGC.

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Don’t CopyIP Participants Only Draft

Copyright noticeThis OGC document is a draft and is copyright-protected by OGC.While the reproduction of drafts in any form for use by participants in the OGC Interoperability Program is permitted without prior permission from OGC, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from OGC.

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Miscellaneous• Some commonalities among these

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OGC Members Only50 Copy Limit

Copyright © 2001, Open GIS Consortium, Inc.NOTICEThe information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.The material in this document details an Open GIS Consortium (OGC) specification in accordance with the license and notice set forth on this page. This document does not represent a commitment to implement any portion of this specification in any companies products.While the information in this publication is beleived to be accurate, the Open GIS Consortium makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The Open GIS Consortium shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.The Open GIS Consortium is and shall at all times be the sole entity that may authorize developers, suppliers and sellers of computer software to use certification marks, trademarks, or other special designations to indicate compliance with these materials.This document contains information which is protected by copyright. All Rights Reserved. Except as otherwise provided herein, no part of this work may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means (graphic, electronic, or mechanical including photocopying, recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems) without the permission of the copyright owner. All copies of this document must include the copyright and other information contained on this page.The copyright owner grants member companies of the OGC permission to make a limited number of copies of this document (up to fifty copies) for their internal use as a part of the OGC Technology Development process.

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ISO(Always in combination with OGC

Members Only 50 Copy Limit)Copyright noticeThis ISO document is a Draft International Standard and is copyright-protected by ISO. Except as permitted under the applicable laws of the user's country, neither this ISO draft nor any extract from it may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission being secured.Requests for permission to reproduce should be addressed to either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester.ISO copyright officeCase postale 56 ¥ CH-1211 Geneva 20Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11Fax + 41 22 749 09 47E-mail [email protected] www.iso.chReproduction may be subject to royalty payments or a licensing agreement.Violators may be prosecuted.

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ISO Participants Only(Always in combination with OGC

OK to Copy Short)Copyright noticeThis ISO document is a working draft or committee draft and is copyright-protected by ISO. While the reproduction of working drafts or committee drafts in any form for use by participants in the ISO standards development process is permitted without prior permission from ISO, neither this document nor any extract from it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form for any other purpose without prior written permission from ISO.Requests for permission to reproduce this document for the purpose of selling it should be addressed as shown below or to ISO’s member body in the country of the requester:Norwegian Standards AssociationP.O. Box 353 Sk¿yenNO-0213 Oslo, NorwayTel: 22 04 92 00Fax: 22 04 92 11e-mail: [email protected] for sales purposes may be subject to royalty payments or a licensing agreement.Violators may be prosecuted.

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ShortCopyright © 2000,2001, OGC®. (other companies listed here). All Rights Reserved. OGC liability, trademark, document use and software licensing rules apply.

(OGC is not a registered trademark)

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Short TBDCopyright © 2000, OGC®. (other companies listed here, others- TBD). All Rights Reserved. OGC liability, trademark, document use and software licensing rules apply.

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Really ShortCopyright © 2001 OGC. All Rights Reserved.

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Blank3 documents

have no license, no copyright in the header or footer

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What should OGC do?We have 2 choices:

1. Nothing– Signals that we are not serious about

our Core Mission2. Fix things– Decide on an overall stance– Develop a single copyright statement– Ensure OGC/ISO differences are

understood and explained.

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Copyright• This document is covered by the

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/

1.0/QuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressorare needed to see this picture.

OGC Document Study

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