As use restrictions are often the inverse of permissions (licenses), consider revising the usage guidelines for licenses, legal, and use restrictions.

sofianef commented 11 months ago

Name: Susan Allen

Affiliation: USPTO, susan.allen@uspto.gov

Type of issue: Schema, Editorial

Section # / Table #: 5.38 UseRestriction 5.31 Program

Issue:

Substantive Comment: As use restrictions are often the inverse of permissions (licenses), consider revising the usage guidelines for licenses, legal, and use restrictions.
Rationale: Avoidance of legal liability; confusing and conflcting statements about use.
Proposed Disposition: Significantly revise the usage guidance for legal, licenses, and userestrictions.

Original email submission: USPTO_FAIRness.Project.-.DCAT-US-3-AP.-.Comment.Review.Matrix.xlsx

TDabolt commented 10 months ago

We appreciate your suggestion and will be discussing ways to improve clarity and ease implementation. We welcome specific changes in the current documentation to improve clarity and reduce confusion.

fellahst commented 10 months ago

A section for legal metadata in usage guideline has been added in the specification. This section can be used as starting point to be reviewed by legal experts.

mrratcliffe commented 10 months ago

+1

DOI-DO / dcat-us

As use restrictions are often the inverse of permissions (licenses), consider revising the usage guidelines for licenses, legal, and use restrictions. #186