Definition: Licence
General concept
A licence is basically a permission granted by the copyright owner allowing another party to perform certain actions on a specific property of the copyright owner. The licence contract or agreement forms the legal basis of the specific rights of use that are transferred to the licensee in a very detailed manner.
Source:
Semantic Operability Centre Europe (SEMIC), Initiative by Director-General "Informatics" of the European Commission, Online glossary
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