License

CURIE: gmeow:License
IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/License
Category: class
Defined by: gmeow:slices/rights
Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

A licence granting rights in a work — modelled as a gmeow:Agreement (it binds licensor and licensee and creates permissions / duties). The canonical superset of cc:License / an ODRL Offer / dcterms:LicenseDocument. Its validity window rides gmeow:validFrom / gmeow:validUntil; its family is a gmeow:licenseFamily value.

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:Agreement

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:License as a specialized kind of gmeow:Agreement. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Example Snippets

These snippets are generated from canonical slice examples and trimmed to the Turtle blocks where this term appears.

Licensed Dataset

Source: slices/core/rights/examples/licensed-dataset.ttl
Examples catalog: open in catalog#example-slices-core-rights-examples-licensed-dataset

# --- The licence: an Agreement, aligned to CC by REFERENCE (P5), not equated.
ex:ccbync a gmeow:License ;
    rdfs:label          "CC BY-NC 4.0"@en ;
    gmeow:licensor      ex:researcher ;
    gmeow:licensedWork  ex:dataset ;
    gmeow:licenseFamily gmeow:licenseFamilyCC ;
    gmeow:spdxLicenseId "CC-BY-NC-4.0" .

Lillith Dataset

Source: slices/extensions/graphrag/examples/lillith-dataset.ttl
Examples catalog: open in catalog#example-slices-extensions-graphrag-examples-lillith-dataset

ex:lillith-license a gmeow:License ;
    rdfs:label "CC BY 4.0"@en ;
    gmeow:licensor ex:blackcat ;
    gmeow:licensedWork ex:lillith-benchmark ;
    gmeow:licenseFamily gmeow:licenseFamilyCC ;
    gmeow:spdxLicenseId "CC-BY-4.0" ;
    gmeow:spdxLicenseName "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International" .

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Agreement

Projects To

Profile	External Targets
`cc`	`cc`
`odrl`	`odrl`, `rdf`
`spdx`	`spdx`

External Equivalences

Equivalent or closely aligned targets: cc, dcterms, odrl, premis, spdx, wd

Linkages

Generated from the canonical mapping DSL. SSSOM files are the generated public interchange form for term equivalences.

Term Equivalences

Source	Kind	Profile	Predicate/Relation	Target	Evidence
`gmeow:License`	equivalence	`-`	skos:closeMatch	cc:License	`gmeow-rights.sssom.tsv`; `gmeow:eqRights038`; confidence 0.8
`gmeow:License`	equivalence	`-`	skos:closeMatch	dcterms:LicenseDocument	`gmeow-rights.sssom.tsv`; `gmeow:eqRights020`; confidence 0.8
`gmeow:License`	equivalence	`-`	skos:closeMatch	odrl:Offer	`gmeow-rights.sssom.tsv`; `gmeow:eqRights016`; confidence 0.6
`gmeow:License`	equivalence	`-`	skos:closeMatch	premis:License	`gmeow-rights.sssom.tsv`; `gmeow:eqRights193`; confidence 0.7
`gmeow:License`	equivalence	`-`	skos:closeMatch	spdx:License	`gmeow-rights.sssom.tsv`; `gmeow:eqRights061`; confidence 0.8
`gmeow:License`	equivalence	`-`	skos:closeMatch	spdx:ListedLicense	`gmeow-rights.sssom.tsv`; `gmeow:eqRights188`; confidence 0.7
`gmeow:License`	equivalence	`-`	skos:closeMatch	wd:Q79719	`gmeow-wikidata.sssom.tsv`; `gmeow:eqWikidata008`; confidence 0.8

Projection Coverage

Source	Kind	Profile	Predicate/Relation	Target	Evidence
`gmeow:License`	projection	`cc`	projects to / <=	cc:License	`gmeow:mapCcLicenseType`; confidence 0.8
`gmeow:License`	projection	`odrl`	projects to / <=	odrl:Offer, odrl:assigner, odrl:target, rdf:type	`gmeow:mapOdrlOffer`; lossy: the licence's `gmeow:licenseFamily` / validFrom / validUntil / spdxLicenseId are dropped; only the ODRL offer skeleton survives
`gmeow:License`	projection	`spdx`	projects to / <=	spdx:License	`gmeow:mapSpdxLicense`; confidence 0.8

Usage Advice

Use when

Use to model a licence granting rights in a work — an SPDX-identified open-source or Creative Commons licence, a proprietary grant, or any cc:License / ODRL Offer / dcterms:LicenseDocument — reusing gmeow:Agreement for its parties.

Avoid when

Avoid minting a parallel party model (a licence IS an agreement — use gmeow:licensor / gmeow:licensee under gmeow:hasParty) and avoid carrying the deontic rule layer here; promote to a gmeow:RightsStatement for explicit permissions and duties.

How to use

Mint one License, set gmeow:spdxLicenseId (referencing the SPDX list, P5) and gmeow:licenseFamily, bind gmeow:licensor / gmeow:licensee and gmeow:licensedWork, and carry the validity window with gmeow:validFrom / gmeow:validUntil; link from the asset with gmeow:hasLicense.

Examples

ex:ccByLicense a gmeow:License; gmeow:spdxLicenseId "CC-BY-4.0"; gmeow:licenseFamily gmeow:licenseFamilyCC; gmeow:licensor ex:blackcat.

Use For Consumers

Published Alignment Graph

Alignments

Relation	Target
`closeMatch`	`cc:License`
`closeMatch`	`dcterms:LicenseDocument`
`closeMatch`	`odrl:Offer`
`closeMatch`	`premis:License`
`closeMatch`	`spdx:License`
`closeMatch`	`spdx:ListedLicense`
`closeMatch`	`wd:Q79719`