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Cultural Reuse License Field Tool

Render supplied reuse-license metadata without interpreting license terms or asserting permission.

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Description

Display the supplied license and attribution required or not specified according to attributionRequired.

Cultural and community records can carry access, attribution, quotation, and publication permissions. Preserving a supplied label does not create permission or override community protocols, source conditions, or an individual's stated preferences.

Display the supplied license and attribution required or not specified according to attributionRequired.

When to use this tool

Use Cultural Reuse License Field when you need to record a supplied attribution or access statement without expanding its scope.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter workId, licenseIdentifier, attributionRequired. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read label. Use the output convention below.

Require nonempty workId and licenseIdentifier. Display the supplied license and attribution required or not specified according to attributionRequired.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
workIdWork IdRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
licenseIdentifierLicense IdentifierRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
attributionRequiredAttribution RequiredRequired. Boolean.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
labelFormatted label for the supplied components under the convention above.Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "workId": "W-17",
    "licenseIdentifier": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "attributionRequired": true
  },
  "output": {
    "label": "W-17; license=CC-BY-4.0; attribution=required"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • A false flag means not specified rather than no obligation; ownership, actual terms, compatibility, and lawful reuse are not verified.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Confirm the original permission, community protocol, and intended use with the responsible people before sharing material.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: cultural-studies/cultural-reuse-license-field — tool.io

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