Re: help with definition of data licence metadata

Hi,
  Yes, we precisely make this distinction in our dataset description note
[1]

m.

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/hcls-dataset/


Michel Dumontier, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Biomedical Informatics)
Stanford University
http://dumontierlab.com

On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 2:16 AM, Steven Adler <adler1@us.ibm.com> wrote:

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> Steve
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> Archer ---05/14/2015 10:00:46 AM---The notions of dataset and distributions
> are key to DCAT. They match  similar ideas in other domains
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> Phil Archer <phila@w3.org>
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> Bernadette Farias Lóscio <bfl@cin.ufpe.br>, "public-dwbp-wg@w3.org" <
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> Re: help with definition of data licence metadata
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> The notions of dataset and distributions are key to DCAT. They match
> similar ideas in other domains, notably the library world's FRBR
> vocabulary that distinguishes between a Work, such as 'Beethoven's 5th'
> and its Expression, such as a particular recording or performance.
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> Licences are attached to DCAT Distributions, not Datasets, because it's
> possible that different distributions of the same data will be released
> under different licences. For example, a PDF might be available under an
> open licence, whilst a proprietary format might be under a more
> restrictive licence.
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> It may be worth noting that dcat:Distribution and dcat:Dataset are not
> disjoint, so if there's just one file that is the dataset then it can be
> both, but we probably shouldn't promote this too heavily as it might
> lead people to lose the distinction between the two classes.
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> So, bottom line, yes, I think we should distinguish between datasets and
> distributions in our work.
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> Phil.
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> On 13/05/2015 21:59, Bernadette Farias Lóscio wrote:
> > Hi all,
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> > I've been working on the examples for the BP [1] and I am not  sure of
> how
> > to define data licence metadata. In DCAT, licence is defined as a
> property
> > of distribution. However, in our BP we just mention datasets. Should we
> > also consider the notion of distribution in our BP?
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> > Cheers,
> > Bernadette
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> > [1] http://w3c.github.io/dwbp/bp.html#metadata
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