Open Supreme Court Licence

This is a reading of the license Open Supreme Court Licence. Published by The National Archives UK. It covers Creative work (i.e. text, picture, sound, movie), Dataset and Software. Version 2 of the model.

1. What you may do

This license permits the following.
Change license. Replacing the license of the work, or of an adaptation, with another license, or changing its terms.
Charge distribution fee. Charging a fee for the act of providing a copy of the work to someone else.
Charge license fee. Charging a fee for granting someone a license to the work.
Commercial use. Using the work to generate income, directly or indirectly, for example by selling it or by using it in advertising.
Derivative works. Distributing an adaptation of the work and making it available to the public.
Derive. Creating a new work from the work, such as a translation, adaptation or arrangement of it or of a part of it.
Display. Showing the work to the public without making a copy the viewer keeps.
Distribute. Providing copies of the work to the public or to anyone else.
Extract or reuse a substantial part of a database. Extracting or reusing all or a substantial part of the contents of a database that the sui generis database right protects.
Grant use. Granting third parties the right to use the work.
Modified works. Distributing a modified version of the work that does not amount to a new, derivative work.
Modify. Altering the work, for example by updating it, without creating a new work; an alteration that creates a new work is Derive.
No-warranty notice. Attaching a notice that the work is provided without any warranty.
Present. Performing the work in public, including by broadcast or other communication to the public.
Reproduce. Making copies of the work in any form.

2. What you must do

These conditions come with the permissions above.
Use a compliant license. Choosing a replacement license that stays compliant with the terms of the original license. It is a condition of change license.
Attribution. Giving credit to the copyright holders or authors of the work, in the form the licensor asks for. It is a condition of derivative works.
Notice. Notice: keeping the license and copyright notices with every copy. It is a condition of derivative works.
Attribution. Giving credit to the copyright holders or authors of the work, in the form the licensor asks for. It is a condition of distribute.
Notice. Notice: keeping the license and copyright notices with every copy. It is a condition of distribute.

3. What you may not do

This license prohibits the following.
Promote. Using the name or trademarks of the licensor or of contributors to endorse or promote a product.

4. Further terms

The license states these terms about itself.
Validity period: Perpetual.
Region: Worldwide.

5. Warranty, liability and support

The license carries the following clauses, quoted from the model.
Warranty disclaimer: The Information is licensed 'as is' and the Licensor excludes all representations, warranties, obligations and liabilities in relation to the Information to the maximum extent permitted by law.
The Licensor is not liable for any errors or omissions in the Information and shall not be liable for any loss, injury or damage of any kind caused by its use. The Licensor does not guarantee the continued supply of the Information.
Additional clauses: You must (where you copy, publish, distribute, transmit, adapt or exploit the Information): ensure that you do not use the Information in a way that suggests any official status or that the Licensor endorses you or your use of the Information; ensure that you (i) do not mislead others or misrepresent the Information or its source; (ii) do not present the Information in a way that does not have regard to the dignity of the Court and to its function as a working body; and (iii) do not use it in any way that jeopardises the proper administration of justice; ensure that your use of the Information does not breach the Data Protection Act 1998 or the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 or is otherwise unlawful.

This text was generated from the machine readable model of the license. It is not legal advice, and only the license itself is binding.