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=MusicBrainz Data Licenses= | =MusicBrainz Data Licenses= | ||
| − | The data collected by the | + | The data collected by the MusicBrainz project falls into two categories explained below. Any user that contributes to MusicBrainz should be aware that their contributions will be made available to the public under the following licenses: |
==Public Domain Data== | ==Public Domain Data== | ||
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| − | The core data of the | + | The core data of the MusicBrainz dataset is placed into the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ Public Domain], which means that anyone can download and use the core data in any way they see fit. No restictions, no worries! The core data consists of the following pieces of data. The SQL tablenames are shown in parenthesis after the description of the data: |
* [[Artist]]s and [[Artist Alias|ArtistAlias]]' (<code><nowiki>artist, artistalias</nowiki></code>) | * [[Artist]]s and [[Artist Alias|ArtistAlias]]' (<code><nowiki>artist, artistalias</nowiki></code>) | ||
* [[Release]]s (<code><nowiki>album, albumjoin</nowiki></code>) | * [[Release]]s (<code><nowiki>album, albumjoin</nowiki></code>) | ||
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The [[Live Data Feed|LiveDataFeed]] that we offer to replicate the MusicBrainz data is a slight exception to the rules above, since both Public Domain data and Creative Commons data (see below) are intermingled in the data update packets. Given that the highest common license denominator needs to be applied to these data packets, the Creative Commons license governs the live data-feeds. | The [[Live Data Feed|LiveDataFeed]] that we offer to replicate the MusicBrainz data is a slight exception to the rules above, since both Public Domain data and Creative Commons data (see below) are intermingled in the data update packets. Given that the highest common license denominator needs to be applied to these data packets, the Creative Commons license governs the live data-feeds. | ||
| − | To get the freely available Public Domain data, please download a data snapshot from the | + | To get the freely available Public Domain data, please download a data snapshot from the [[Database Download|DatabaseDownload]] page. |
==Creative Commons Licensed Data== | ==Creative Commons Licensed Data== | ||
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| − | The remaining portions of the | + | The remaining portions of the MusicBrainz data are released under the Creative Commons [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0] license. This allows non commercial use of the MusicBrainz data as long as MusicBrainz is given credit and that derivative works (works based on MusicBrainz CC licensed data) are also made available under the same license. For more information on the Creative Commons and their licenses, please refer to the [http://creativecommons.org/ Creative Commons] home page. |
The Creative Commons licensed data portions are: (The SQL tablenames are shown in parenthesis after the description of the data) | The Creative Commons licensed data portions are: (The SQL tablenames are shown in parenthesis after the description of the data) | ||
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* [[Edit]]s (<code><nowiki>automod_election, moderation_note_open, moderation_open, moderator, vote_open</nowiki></code>) | * [[Edit]]s (<code><nowiki>automod_election, moderation_note_open, moderation_open, moderator, vote_open</nowiki></code>) | ||
* Closed edits (<code><nowiki>moderation_closed, moderation_note_closed, vote_closed</nowiki></code>) | * Closed edits (<code><nowiki>moderation_closed, moderation_note_closed, vote_closed</nowiki></code>) | ||
| − | * | + | * [[Live Data Feed|LiveDataFeed]] |
* Artist relationships (Similar artists, not [[Advanced Relationships|AdvancedRelationships]]) (<code><nowiki>artist_relation</nowiki></code>) (Data provided by [http://www.agentarts.com Agent Arts]) | * Artist relationships (Similar artists, not [[Advanced Relationships|AdvancedRelationships]]) (<code><nowiki>artist_relation</nowiki></code>) (Data provided by [http://www.agentarts.com Agent Arts]) | ||
Revision as of 08:07, 26 May 2006
MusicBrainz Data Licenses
The data collected by the MusicBrainz project falls into two categories explained below. Any user that contributes to MusicBrainz should be aware that their contributions will be made available to the public under the following licenses:
Public Domain Data
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The core data of the MusicBrainz dataset is placed into the Public Domain, which means that anyone can download and use the core data in any way they see fit. No restictions, no worries! The core data consists of the following pieces of data. The SQL tablenames are shown in parenthesis after the description of the data:
- Artists and ArtistAlias' (
artist, artistalias) - Releases (
album, albumjoin) - Tracks (
track) - DiscID (CD Identification) information (
album_cdtoc and cdtoc) - PUID Identifiers and related data (
puid, puidjoin, clientversion) - TRM Identifiers and related data (
trm, trmjoin, clientversion) - ReleaseEvents (
release, country) - AdvancedRelationships (
lt_*, l_*, link_attribute, link_attribute_type)
The LiveDataFeed that we offer to replicate the MusicBrainz data is a slight exception to the rules above, since both Public Domain data and Creative Commons data (see below) are intermingled in the data update packets. Given that the highest common license denominator needs to be applied to these data packets, the Creative Commons license governs the live data-feeds.
To get the freely available Public Domain data, please download a data snapshot from the DatabaseDownload page.
Creative Commons Licensed Data
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The remaining portions of the MusicBrainz data are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 license. This allows non commercial use of the MusicBrainz data as long as MusicBrainz is given credit and that derivative works (works based on MusicBrainz CC licensed data) are also made available under the same license. For more information on the Creative Commons and their licenses, please refer to the Creative Commons home page.
The Creative Commons licensed data portions are: (The SQL tablenames are shown in parenthesis after the description of the data)
- Release metadata tables (
album_amazon_asin, albummeta) - Search indexes (
wordlist, artistwords, albumwords, trackwords) - Annotations (
annotation) - Statistics (
currentstat, historicalstat, stats, puidjoin_stat, puid_stat, trmjoin_stat, trm_stat) - Edits (
automod_election, moderation_note_open, moderation_open, moderator, vote_open) - Closed edits (
moderation_closed, moderation_note_closed, vote_closed) - LiveDataFeed
- Artist relationships (Similar artists, not AdvancedRelationships) (
artist_relation) (Data provided by Agent Arts)
To get the Creative Commons licensed data, please download a data snapshot from the DatabaseDownload page.
Original version: http://musicbrainz.org/about/licenses.html
