# Can I use ODbL 1.0 commercially?

**Short answer:** Commercial use: Yes. Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Yes.

Open Data Commons Open Database License v1.0 (ODbL-1.0): Use, share and adapt the database for any purpose; credit the source, keep adapted databases you publicly use open under the ODbL, and do not lock them away with technical measures without an open copy.

## Commercial use — Yes

License: [Open Data Commons Open Database License v1.0](https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/) (`ODbL-1.0`, curated)

- Every use you described is granted by ODbL 1.0, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: attribution, license_notice, share_alike, keep_open
## Commercial use, modified and redistributed — Yes

License: [Open Data Commons Open Database License v1.0](https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/) (`ODbL-1.0`, curated)

- Every use you described is granted by ODbL 1.0, and nothing you described is prohibited.

Duties: attribution, license_notice, share_alike, keep_open

## Context
- Covers the database; contents may carry their own rights (section 2.1).
- Sublicensing is prohibited: each recipient receives a license directly from the licensor (section 4.8).

## Sources
- [Open Data Commons Open Database License v1.0: official text](https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/)
- [ODbL-1.0 on the SPDX License List](https://spdx.org/licenses/ODbL-1.0.html)

## Check it yourself (free, no key)
```json
{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "ODbL-1.0",
    "intended_use": {
      "commercial_use": true
    }
  }
}
```
REST: POST https://www.rightshold.com/v1/licenses/check

_Computed from Rightshold's license profiles; not legal advice. Updated 2026-10-19. JSON: https://www.rightshold.com/answers/can-i-use-odbl-1-0-commercially.json_