rel-license
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Description
rel-license uses the rel attribute on a hyperlink element (<a href=...>) to indicate the license or licenses for the current document. The document at the destination of a rel-license link is the license or one of the licenses for this document.
Where a rel-license is found inside an hReview, the license is for the review, rather than the page itself. This enables aggregating reviews from multiple sources which have different license conditions.
Usage
rel-license uses standard hyperlink elements (<a href=...>) The addition of an rel="license" attribute indicates that the destination document is a license for this document.
If a rel-license is embedded in an hReview, the license is the license for the review, not the document.
Examples
<a rel=”license” href=”http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/”>Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License<a>
<a rel=”license” href=”http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt”>GNU General Public License<a>
Tools for publishing rel-license
- http://placenamehere.com/TXP/pnh_mf/pnh_mf by Chris Casciano
- Dreamweaver Extensions from the WaSP, by Drew McLellan
Services using rel-license
- Yahoo Creative Commons Search enables searching for content based on its use license. The search uses rel-license to find content matching certain license criteria, such as content which may be used for commercial purposes.
- Google Usage Right’s Search is a feature of Google’s Advanced Search which allows you to specify usage rights as a filter for searching. It uses rel-license to facilitate this searching.
