Re: Question about schema.org in a triple store?

On 15 Jul 2014, at 23:21, Lloyd Fassett <lloyd@azteria.com> wrote:

> Melvin, Martin,
> 
> I'm glad this thread started as it seems clear to me that the license for Schema only applies to publishing information and have been meaning to bring it up.  I believe it's related to what Melvin is asking as his use case is also an 'other than publishing' issue.  There seems to be no right to consume or use Schema markup in the license other than to publish information using the markup. 
> 
> The key part from the license is 
> 
> "These Terms of Service govern your use of the Website, which contains a schema specifying a vocabulary you can use in a web document "
> 
> and then that part is covered by CC-AS3.  
> 
> Am I right?  We can only publish but not consume or use the markup in any other way?

I think there are THREE main scenarios:

1. Use schema.org to mark-up your content. This scenario is well-covered by the existing terms.

2. Use schema.org as a data structure in other scenarios, like software applications, protocols, etc. In this scenario, it is particularly unclear whether the resulting software is subject to the "share-alike" requirement.
It would be nice if the sponsors of schema.org could clarify this in order to foster innovation. 

3. Consume Web content from third party sites that are marked-up using schema.org. In this scenario, you use schema.org AND content from third parties. The sponsors of schema.org cannot grant you any rights on other people's site content.

In scenarios 2 and 3, you may also be violating patents held by the sponsors of schema.org or third parties. In scenario 1, the sponsors of schema.org will grant you a "an option to receive a license under reasonable and non-discriminatory terms without royalty, solely for the purpose of including markup of structured data in a webpage, where the markup is based on and strictly complies with the Schema.".

Best wishes / Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Martin Hepp

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