"rights" content from metadata: supply with search results and download

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In addition to the Citation given by a provider in their metadata, the
Rights element often contains specific conditions for the use of data, e.g.
prior contact before use in publications or for commercial use. This
information is currently displayed in the dataset metadata (e.g.
http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/57). 

In addition to that, however, it also has to be supplied together with
occurrence search detail records, both through the web interface, the web
services, and with data downloads. While compliance to specific conditions
cannot be enforced, the data user has to be made clearly aware of them.

(raised by DanBIF, 22.7.08)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by josecua...@gmail.com on 31 Jul 2009 at 8:28

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Comment from Andrea 2008-08-04 on Bugzilla
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Raised priority and severity level as this got reported as critical for the
release of a major dataset. Requires changes in Data Portal user interface, web
services, and data downloads.

Original comment by josecua...@gmail.com on 31 Jul 2009 at 8:30

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Comment from Andrea 2008-08-05 on Bugzilla
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Minimal solution: include the content of data_resource.rights in downloads. At
present, downloads contain two separate text files, the first containing the
occurrence records, the second the citation texts. To supply the rights
information with downloads, either the content of data_resource.rights has to
be integrated with the citation texts, or be supplied as a separate text file
(usage_restrictions.txt or similar). 

Current situation on downloads: when the download is constructed, a list of
resources is kept in the file. This list needs to be used to pull out the
relevant rights data from the index DB. Estimated implementation cost: two
developer days for a new developer.

Original comment by josecua...@gmail.com on 31 Jul 2009 at 8:30

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Dataset rights are now included in each of the occurrence record pages and also 
as a new column in each row 
of an Excel file, CSV file, tab-delmited file.

For each individual occurrence page: 
http://kiwaia:8080/portal/occurrences/42352199/

For the download:
http://kiwaia:8080/portal/occurrences/downloadSpreadsheet.htm?
c[0].s=0&c[0].p=0&c[0].o=Inga%20vera&c[1].s=37&c[1].p=0&c[1].o=0

Web services are still lacking this element because it would mean breaking the 
current XML response schema 
that is being returned. This will cause a problem if external users have 
created a script or Java class to 
consume the web service response, and need the response schema to follow some 
established pattern.
(But the web service always includes a citation on the header of the response, 
that gives all citations for all 
data resources providing occurrence data)

Original comment by josecua...@gmail.com on 18 Aug 2009 at 7:43

• Changed state: Fixed

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verified

Original comment by josecua...@gmail.com on 14 May 2010 at 1:40

• Changed state: Verified