Anyone can download the Open-Source core version of the FIBO Data Model on the website and PowerPoint presentations of the educational materials. The YouTube Channel has free webinar videos.
Some consulting services and software providers inquired about properly using the FIBO Data Model, articles, and PowerPoint presentations.
A few banks asked me about the “FIBO Data Model consulting” proposals they received from third parties that never discussed copyright and license permissions.
Jayzed Data Models markets the Financial Industry Business Data Model solely to direct customers and financial Institutions. No third party has an endorsement, sublicensing, or developer license agreement whatsoever.
Independent contractors and consulting companies
You are very welcome to leverage FIB-DM. On your derived FIBO data model offering, you must retain the EDM Council, Object Management Group, and Jayzed Data Model copyright and MIT and GPL 3.0 license agreement.
GPL 3.0 means that your FIB-DM-derived “accelerators” are Open Source.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent No. 12,038,939 for the Configurable Ontology to Data Model Transformation (CODT). The patent prohibits others from using, offering for sale, or selling products made by a patented process throughout the USA. CODT is a process, and data models like FIB-DM are its products.
Your FIB-DM in ERWin, ER/Studio, and Sparx EA with added diagrams and new subject areas with additional entities is a great asset. Publish it open source on your website, showing off your expertise and capabilities!
Banks and Financial Institutions
My capacity for FIBO Data Model training and direction beyond the 2-day course is limited. You should leverage FIBO competence and take 3rd-party consulting offers for your implementation.
Always request to see EDMC, OMG, and Jayzed copyright and license notes on any model offering.
If you want to keep your in-house or third-party FIB-DM models secret, you should license the Full Version.
You are welcome to download and distribute the PowerPoints and articles within your organization. If you want to lift off individual slides or diagrams for internal presentations, ask for permission by email.
Free internet doesn’t mean free copy.
Like the original WW2 poster from a Canadian distillery, Seagram warned, “Free speech doesn’t mean Free talk.” The free worldwide web must respect patents and copyrights.
All Data Models are products of the patented CODT process. All reports, PDF, HTML, PowerPoint, and MS Excel are subject to copyright; all rights reserved.