GNU GPL for data? [closed]

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The GNU General Public License (GPL) is for software, and the GNU Free Document License (FDL) is for documentation---is there a GNU-like license for data? Specifically, I would like a license that allows the same kinds of permissions that GPL software has (eg, redistribution, access) but for data.

GPL: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

FDL: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html

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Check Open Data Commons for licensing data, in particular check Open Database License. You might also want to check how and why OpenStreeMap moved from CC to ODBL.