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title: Open Data Licensing - Kathleen Lu
description: "Guest Speaker: Kathleen Lu, Lawyer, MapBox presented on \"Open Data Licensing.\"\n\nThis video is from a live webinar conducted for the FINOS Open Source Readiness (OSR) project. The OSR project meets bi-weekly for guest presentations, knowledge-sharing between financial industry firms solving similar issues on their road to open source readiness, and discussion of open source strategy. Take a look at upcoming FINOS events like this and join us!"
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# [Open Data Licensing - Kathleen Lu](https://www.finos.org/blog/open-data-licensing-kathleen-lu)

 Written by [FINOS Team](https://www.finos.org/blog/author/finos-team) | 10/30/20 1:26 PM

 

**Guest Speaker: Kathleen Lu, Lawyer, MapBox presented on "Open Data Licensing."**

This video is from a live webinar conducted for the [**FINOS Open Source Readiness (OSR) project**](https://finosfoundation.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OSR/overview). The OSR project meets bi-weekly for guest presentations, knowledge-sharing between financial industry firms solving similar issues on their road to open source readiness, and discussion of open source strategy. Take a look at [**upcoming FINOS events like this**](https://finos.org/hosted-events) and join us!

 

### KATHLEEN'S Presentation

***Open Data Licensing - from October 28, 2020 - Open Source Readiness (OSR) Project***

 

 

[**Download Kathleen's Slides**](https://www.finos.org/hubfs/Open%20Data%20Licensing.pdf)

 

Open data and open data licensing has many similarities to open source and open source licensing, but also several unique aspects. This talk provides an introductory primer on open data and open data licensing, covering the following issues:

- Why Open Data?
- The Legal Landscape
- Overview of Licenses
- Issues to Consider

 

**Kathleen's Bio:**

Kathleen Lu is an attorney at Mapbox, a geodata and location platform company, where she handles all manners of issues IP, product, and privacy, including reading the Open Database License and not running away screaming. 

She sits on the Legal/Licensing Working Group of the OpenStreetMap Foundation, the biggest open geodata project in the world. 

You can find her legal and nonlegal commentary at [@kathleenthelaw](https://twitter.com/kathleenthelaw)

 

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