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'''Any user that contributes to MusicBrainz should be aware that their contributions will be made available to the public under the licenses described below. Furthermore, MusicBrainz users give the [[MetaBrainz Foundation]] the right to license this data for commercial use.''' The income from these licenses keeps MusicBrainz running and covers the paychecks of paid MusicBrainz developers. |
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== MusicBrainz Database == |
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==Public Domain Data== |
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The [[MusicBrainz Database]] is split into two components for licensing purposes. |
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; Core data |
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; Supplementary data |
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⚫ | : The remaining portions of the database are released under the Creative Commons [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0] license. This allows for non-commercial use of the data as long as MusicBrainz is given credit and that derivative works (works based on the CC licensed data) are also made available under the same license. |
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For a breakdown of what constitutes core/supplementary data, view the [[MusicBrainz Database]] page. |
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* [[Artist]]s, [[Artist Alias]]es and [[Artist Credit]]s (<code>artist</code>, <code>artist_name</code>, <code>artist_alias</code>, <code>artist_credit</code>, <code>artist_credit_name</code>, <code>artist_gid_redirect</code>) |
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* [[Release Group]]s (<code>release_group</code>, <code>release_group_type</code>, <code>release_group_gid_redirect</code>) |
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* [[Release]]s (<code>release</code>, <code>release_name</code>, <code>release_label</code>, <code>release_packaging</code>, <code>release_status</code>, <code>country</code>, <code>release_gid_redirect</code>) |
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* [[Medium]]s and [[Tracklist]]s (<code>medium</code>, <code>tracklist</code>) |
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* [[Recording]]s and [[Track]]s (<code>recording</code>, <code>track</code>, <code>track_name</code>, <code>recording_gid_redirect</code>) |
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* [[Work]]s (<code>work</code>, <code>work_name</code>, <code>work_type</code>, <code>work_alias</code>, <code>work_gid_redirect</code>) |
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* [[Label]]s and [[Label Alias]]es (<code>label</code>, <code>label_name</code>, <code>label_type</code>, <code>label_alias</code>, <code>label_gid_redirect</code>) |
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* [[Disc ID]]s (CD Identification) information (<code>medium_cdtoc</code>, <code>cdtoc</code>) |
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* [[ISRC]]s (recordings identifiers) (<code>isrc</code>) |
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* [[PUID]]s Identifiers and related data (<code>puid</code>, <code>recording_puid</code>, <code>clientversion</code>) |
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* [[Advanced Relationship]]s (<code>link</code>, <code>link_type</code>, <code>l_*</code>, <code>link_attribute</code>, <code>link_attribute_type</code>, <code>link_type_attribute_type</code>) |
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* [[URL]]s (<code>url</code>, <code>url_gid_redirect</code>) |
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* [[CD Stub]]s (<code>release_raw</code>, <code>track_raw</code>, <code>cdtoc_raw</code>) |
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== Live Data Feed == |
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The [[Live Data Feed|live data feed]] 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. |
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The [[Live Data Feed]] replication packets are licensed under the Creative Commons [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0 Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0] license. |
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== MusicBrainz Server == |
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To get the freely available Public Domain data, please [[MusicBrainz Database/Download|download a data snapshot]]. |
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The [[MusicBrainz Server]] source code is licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GPLv2]. |
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==Creative Commons Licensed Data== |
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The MusicBrainz Documenation on [http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/ http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/] (and mirrored on [http://musicbrainz.org/doc/ http://musicbrainz.org/doc/]) is 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 documentation as long as MusicBrainz is given credit and that derivative works (works based on the CC licensed data) are also made available under the same license. |
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The documentation uses content from the following sources: |
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* The [http://nuovext.pwsp.net nuoveXT] icon theme made by Alexandre Moore and available under the GPL license. |
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The Creative Commons licensed data portions are: (The SQL tablenames are shown in parentheses after the description of the data) |
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* Metadata tables (including [[Rating System|ratings]] and [[Last Update Feature|lastupdated info]]) (<code>artist_meta</code>, <code>release_group_meta</code>, <code>release_meta</code>, <code>label_meta</code>, <code>recording_meta</code>, <code>work_meta</code>) |
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* [[Annotation]]s (<code>annotation</code>, <code>artist_annotation</code>, <code>label_annotation</code>, <code>release_group_annotation</code>, <code>release_annotation</code>, <code>recording_annotation</code>, <code>work_annotation</code>) |
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* [[Folksonomy Tagging|Folksonomy tags]] (<code>tag</code>, <code>artist_tag</code>, <code>release_group_tag</code>, <code>release_tag</code>, <code>label_tag</code>, <code>recording_tag</code>, <code>work_tag</code>) |
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* Statistics (<code>statistic</code>) |
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* [[Edit]]s (<code>edit</code>, <code>edit_note</code>, <code>edit_vote</code>, <code>edit_artist</code>, <code>edit_release_group</code>, <code>edit_release</code>, <code>edit_recording</code>, <code>edit_label</code>, <code>edit_work</code>, <code>edit_url</code>) |
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* [[Live Data Feed|Live Data Feed]] -- please see [[Live Data Feed|live data feed]] for more details on our continuous update stream. |
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To get the Creative Commons licensed data, please [[MusicBrainz Database/Download|download a data snapshot]]. |
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[[Category:Documentation]] [[Category:WikiDocs Page]] |
Revision as of 20:36, 17 April 2012
Any user that contributes to MusicBrainz should be aware that their contributions will be made available to the public under the licenses described below. Furthermore, MusicBrainz users give the MetaBrainz Foundation the right to license this data for commercial use. The income from these licenses keeps MusicBrainz running and covers the paychecks of paid MusicBrainz developers.
MusicBrainz Database
The MusicBrainz Database is split into two components for licensing purposes.
- Core data
- The core data of the database is placed into the Public Domain, which means that anyone can download and use the core data in any way they see fit. No restrictions, no worries!
- Supplementary data
- The remaining portions of the database are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 license. This allows for non-commercial use of the data as long as MusicBrainz is given credit and that derivative works (works based on the CC licensed data) are also made available under the same license.
For a breakdown of what constitutes core/supplementary data, view the MusicBrainz Database page.
Live Data Feed
The Live Data Feed replication packets are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
MusicBrainz Server
The MusicBrainz Server source code is licensed under the GPLv2.
MusicBrainz Documentation
The MusicBrainz Documenation on http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/ (and mirrored on http://musicbrainz.org/doc/) is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 license. This allows non commercial use of the documentation as long as MusicBrainz is given credit and that derivative works (works based on the CC licensed data) are also made available under the same license.
The documentation uses content from the following sources:
- The nuoveXT icon theme made by Alexandre Moore and available under the GPL license.
Cover art
The MusicBrainz dataset does not contain cover art. Cover art is provided by the Cover Art Archive.