OpenCourts.FYI

Data governance

This page describes OpenCourts.FYI data governance: how we review, document, and publish datasets to keep the portal a public good—transparent, reusable, and compliant with source policies.

For organizational governance and details on how OpenCourts.FYI operates, see the Governance Charter.

License allow-list

Only permissive licenses are accepted.

CC BY 4.0 CC0 PDDL

Disallowed: All Rights Reserved, any NC/ND variants, no-redistribution, proprietary vendor licenses, research-only/education-only.

Provenance required

Every dataset must answer: where did it come from, when, and how was it transformed?

  • Source URL and publisher
  • Retrieval timestamp
  • Transformations performed
  • File hash for integrity

Submission workflow

Community submissions are supported, but publication is gated.

Submit → AI checks → Moderator review → Publish

Badges (example): AI-reviewed, Human-approved, Provenance-verified.

Takedown requests

If a dataset appears to violate policy or source restrictions, a takedown request can be filed. The default response is to temporarily hide the dataset while moderators investigate, with an audit trail of actions.

Machine-readability expectations

To support downstream tools and AI agents, resources should publish:

  • CSV or JSON data
  • A field dictionary (types, descriptions, allowed values)
  • Stable identifiers (avoid direct personal identifiers)
  • Catalog metadata via CKAN Action API and DCAT

See API docs for examples.