Practice - Intellectual Property Rights
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Practice Questions
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What are the two main types of licenses discussed in this section?
💡 Hint: Think about the licenses that allow sharing and modification.
Who typically owns GIS data generated by government surveys?
💡 Hint: Consider whose resources were used to collect the data.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of license allows sharing, modifying, and redistribution of GIS data?
💡 Hint: Consider how open or closed the license is.
True or False: The Open Database License requires users to share derived databases under the same terms.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how licenses affect new projects based on original data.
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Challenge Problems
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A researcher uses city planning data that is marked under a Creative Commons license but alters it significantly for their publication. What steps should the researcher take regarding attribution?
💡 Hint: Think about how to respect the original creator's rights.
You are planning a project that uses GIS data owned by a private company. Describe how you would secure the rights to use this data legally.
💡 Hint: Consider the negotiation process for legal agreements.
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