> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://ldaca.gitbook.io/metadata-for-language-data/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://ldaca.gitbook.io/metadata-for-language-data/classes/datalicense.md).

# DataLicense

A licence document setting out rights and obligations. These could be based on copyright or on other rights based on membership of an organization. The organization could be any group of people with appropriate governance from self selected individuals who agree to license terms, to groups of researchers, to ad-hoc groups of members of a community.

This class is a subclass of [schema:CreativeWork](https://schema.org/CreativeWork).

This is a superclass of [DataReuseLicense](https://ldaca.gitbook.io/metadata-for-language-data/classes/datareuselicense) and [DataDepositLicense](https://ldaca.gitbook.io/metadata-for-language-data/classes/datadepositlicense).

This class is the same as [License](https://creativecommons.org/ns#License).