Linux Foundation instigates Open Data Licensing Agreements
The Linux Foundation introduces the Community Data License Agreement which is a new framework for sharing large sets of data required for research, learning and other purposes. The agreement will allow both individuals and groups to share data sets like an open source software code.
" As systems require data to learn and evolve, no one organization can build, maintain and source all data required," noted Mike Dolan, VP of strategic programs at The Linux Foundation.
These agreements could increase the data sharing across industries and support in collaboration of data sets. It has two main sets of license that contain uniform set of guidelines and decrease risks.
The Sharing license encourages contributions of data to the community. The Permissive license does not require any additional sharing of data.
- Data producers have the liberty to choose between Sharing and Permissive licenses depending on the model of the data which aligns with their needs. They are liable to be specific about the clarity of Agreement terms and provide protection from liabilities and warranties.
- These License allows communities to share data on equal parts of the needs of data users and producers. Data communities can add their own rules for creating the data set.
- A data user looking for information that will be used for training on an artificial intelligence system or for another use will have access to data shared under a known license model that has terms that are clearly spelled out.
These terms and conditions are created with respect to data privacy and accounts for the publishers to create their own set of data.
The terms and conditions are released when technologies like Machine Learning and AI are capable of learning the data sets in various ways. The Licensing Agreement provide the framework to make data to be accurate and replicable.
" The new Community Data License from The Linux Foundation reflects the growing importance of information as a resource for big data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence," said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT.
He also added that " In essence, data provides the fuel required for processes, including ' teaching' systems to accurately perform complex functions and analyze ongoing occurrences," .
Finally, there has been a surge of demand in data sets in recent years and these agreements can encourage a more uniform process for sharing data.