odrl
Objective: Propose a plan for the development of ODRL3 as a new W3C Recommendation
Motivation: ODRL is being adopted across various industries and becoming part of the underlying platform for many sectors and major projects:
- See W3C blog post
- Growing ODRL Landscape
- Five community group working documents.
Timescale: Target W3C TPAC Meeting (Oct 2026 in Dublin) for a Proposed new Working Group Charter
Process:
- Define current ODRL issues (that challenge deployment)
- Source ODRL Features (from current and new communities) that will provide new capabilities
- Collect use cases and extract requirements
- Develop a conceptual draft of ODRL3
- Document proposed Charter for new W3C Working Group for 2027/28
- Socialise with wider community and W3C Staff
Current Activities:
- Tracking items on Github with ODRL-3 tag
- A Roadmap Brainstorm