[Cod-bugs] Inquiry Regarding Raman Open Database License

[Saulius Gražulis]

On 2023-12-06 22:32, Matheus Esteves F wrote:
>
> I’m interested in using the Raman Open Database as part of my own 
> research.
>
> After taking a look at the repository and the paper it seems like the 
> dataset is currently in the open domain and requests only that the 
> authors are cited and credited.
>
That's correct.
>
> That said, I’m wondering if there is any specific license linked to 
> the dataset (eg. CC BY 4.0) and if so, where can I find it on the 
> website.
>
At the moment there is no explicit license placed on the ROD, the 
Advisory board regarded that as superfluous for an open database. 
However, the similar database, the COD [1] has recently voted to adopt 
CC 0 for the database. Thus, you can assume that CC 0 or CC BY are 
appropriate for ROD, and will be instantiated if the AB ever decides to 
place the license on the ROD collection.

That said, citing other peoples' work is a usual academic good practice 
(even for a CC 0 licensed database), and is expected for any bona fide 
research publication. Also, customers of a company will also most 
probably want to know the provenance of the data they use, even if that 
data is transformed and sold along some product ;)

HTH,

Yours,
Saulius

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