Codelists from the Metadata for Constraints (mco) Namespace

Codelist Catalog

This report describes the ISO TC211 codelist catalogs, the codelists they contain, and the values and definitions of the codes.

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Catalog

Name: Codelists from the Metadata for Constraints (mco) Namespace
Scope: Codelists related to Metadata for Constraints (mco) Namespace
Field of application: ISO TC211 Metadata Standards
Version: 1.1
Date: 2017-09-10
Number of CodeLists: 2
Number of items: 26

Codelists

MD_ClassificationCode

Description: name of the handling restrictions on the resource
CodeSpace: http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/-3/mco/1.0
Number of items: 9

Entry	Definition
unclassified	available for general disclosure
restricted	not for general disclosure
confidential	available for someone who can be entrusted with information
secret	kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all but a select group of people
topSecret	of the highest secrecy
SBU	although unclassified, requires strict controls over its distribution
forOfficialUseOnly	unclassified information that is to be used only for official purposes determined by the designating body
protected	compromise of the information could cause damage
limitedDistribution	desimination limited by designating body

Entry

Definition

unclassified

available for general disclosure

restricted

not for general disclosure

confidential

available for someone who can be entrusted with information

secret

kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all but a select group of people

topSecret

of the highest secrecy

SBU

although unclassified, requires strict controls over its distribution

forOfficialUseOnly

unclassified information that is to be used only for official purposes determined by the designating body

protected

compromise of the information could cause damage

limitedDistribution

desimination limited by designating body

MD_RestrictionCode

Description: limitation(s) placed upon the access or use of the data
CodeSpace: http://standards.iso.org/iso/19115/-3/mco/1.0
Number of items: 17

Entry	Definition
copyright	exclusive right to the publication, production, or sale of the rights to a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work, or to the use of a commercial print or label, granted by law for a specified period of time to an author, composer, artist, distributor
patent	government has granted exclusive right to make, sell, use or license an invention or discovery
patentPending	produced or sold information awaiting a patent
trademark	a name, symbol, or other device identifying a product, officially registered and legally restricted to the use of the owner or manufacturer
licence	formal permission to do something
intellectualPropertyRights	rights to financial benefit from and control of distribution of non-tangible property that is a result of creativity
restricted	withheld from general circulation or disclosure
otherRestrictions	limitation not listed
unrestricted	no constraints exist
licenceUnrestricted	formal permission not required to use the resource
licenceEndUser	formal permission required for a person or an entity to use the resource and that may differ from the person that orders or purchases it
licenceDistributor	formal permission required for a person or an entity to commercialize or distribute the resource
private	protects rights of individual or organisations from observation, intrusion, or attention of others
statutory	prescribed by law
confidential	not available to the public contains information that could be prejudicial to a commercial, industrial, or national interest
SBU	although unclassified, requires strict controls over its distribution.
in-confidence	with trust

Entry

Definition

exclusive right to the publication, production, or sale of the rights to a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work, or to the use of a commercial print or label, granted by law for a specified period of time to an author, composer, artist, distributor

patent

government has granted exclusive right to make, sell, use or license an invention or discovery

patentPending

produced or sold information awaiting a patent

trademark

a name, symbol, or other device identifying a product, officially registered and legally restricted to the use of the owner or manufacturer

licence

formal permission to do something

intellectualPropertyRights

rights to financial benefit from and control of distribution of non-tangible property that is a result of creativity

restricted

withheld from general circulation or disclosure

otherRestrictions

limitation not listed

unrestricted

no constraints exist

licenceUnrestricted

formal permission not required to use the resource

licenceEndUser

formal permission required for a person or an entity to use the resource and that may differ from the person that orders or purchases it

licenceDistributor

formal permission required for a person or an entity to commercialize or distribute the resource

private

protects rights of individual or organisations from observation, intrusion, or attention of others

statutory

prescribed by law

confidential

not available to the public contains information that could be prejudicial to a commercial, industrial, or national interest

SBU

although unclassified, requires strict controls over its distribution.

in-confidence

with trust