Data
Much of the potential value of data is to society at large — more data has the potential to facilitate enhanced scientific collaboration and reproducibility, more efficient markets, increased government and corporate transparency, and overall to speed discovery and understanding of solutions to planetary and societal needs.
A big part of the potential value of data, in particular its society-wide value, is realized by use across organizational boundaries. How does this occur (legally)? Many sites give narrow permission to use data via terms of service. Much ad hoc data sharing occurs among researchers. And increasingly, open data is facilitated by sharing under public terms to manage copyright restrictions that might otherwise limit dissemination or reuse of data, e.g. CC licenses or the CC0 public domain dedication.
Below are links to case studies of organizations, institutions, and governments using CC tools for data. You can also read more about Creative Commons' most up-to-date thinking on data and databases, and what you can do to contribute.
Uses of CC Licenses with Data and Databases
Creative Commons licenses are and always have been available for use with data and databases. CC licenses enable rightsholders to share their works while requiring users to abide by chosen conditions to the extent copyright is implicated. Many organizations currently license their data and databases using CC. Data and databases are subject to the same standards of copyrightability as any creative work; copyright restricts uses of fixed, creative expression regardless of form or medium. Additionally, data is often embodied in copyrightable expression. It is often difficult to tell whether a copyright restrictions apply. However our experience tells us that when users are uncertain they tend to adhere to license conditions for the avoidance of doubt. However, to the extent copyright does not restrict uses under applicable law, for instance in connection with use of purely factual data, CC licenses do not limit that use.
Using data to create a fictional novel is simple as a b c, just pick out your choice of word and what to put down will be inspired
