Third-party licensing

Responsible AI Data Management

Maria Prokofieva

Lead ML engineer

Licensing

• Data compliance: mandatory laws and regulations
• Data licensing: agreement between data providers and users
• Third-party licensing: permissions grated by the data owner to another party
• Licenses vary in copyright, cost, modification, distribution, attribution rights

Most common types of licenses

Most common types of licenses

Most common types of licenses

Public domain licenses

Free:

• Commercial use
• Distribution
• Modification
• No source disclosure

 

The most open license

Open-source licenses

• Copyright
• Grant permission with restrictions

 

Permissive:

• Flexible
• Can be used in projects we plan to sell

 

Copyleft licenses

• More restrictions
• Require disclosure
• Strong: keep the same license
• Weak: allows for modification, but same license applies to the copyleft portions

Proprietary Licenses

• Retain full rights and control
• Restricts use, modification, and distribution of the work
• End-User License Agreement (EULA)
• Often requires payment
• Common in commercial products
• Designed to protect IP rights

Elements of licensing agreements

• Definition of parties and resources
• Purpose and scope of use
• Duration and termination
• Fees and payment terms
• Warranties and liabilities
• Confidentiality and data protection
• Modification details

Selecting a license

                            Do we want to keep full rights and control over the data?

Selecting a license

                                        What are the copyright and related rights?

Selecting a license

                                                 Is commercial use allowed?

Selecting a license.

                                                       Is other work allowed?

Selecting a license

                            Consider ethics, privacy, and security, and seek legal counsel

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Responsible AI Data Management