From cda4bb4bc487565ddd893e4116bd38548e8971bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Ashlock Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 19:53:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] adding public domain mark This should be the preffered "open license" as per existing law as mentioned in the paragraph here --- license-examples.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/license-examples.md b/license-examples.md index a620290d..5929646d 100644 --- a/license-examples.md +++ b/license-examples.md @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ This section offers usable examples of open licenses for potential use by agenci Data and content created by government employees within the scope of their employment are not subject to domestic copyright protection under 17 U.S.C. ยง 105. When purchasing data or content from third-party vendors, however care must be taken to ensure the information is not hindered by a restrictive, non-open license. In general, such licenses should comply with [the open knowledge definition](http://opendefinition.org/okd/) of an open license. Several examples of common open licenses are listed below: ## Content Licenses +* [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/about/pdm) * [Creative Commons BY, BY-SA, or CC0](http://creativecommons.org/choose/) * [GNU Free Documentation License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html)