Editing Open standard (section)

==== Spanish law definition ====
A Law passed by the [[Spanish Parliament]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2007/06/23/pdfs/A27150-27166.pdf|title="Ley 11/2007" of Public Electronic Access of the Citizens to the Public Services, June, 22nd 2007|website=boe.es|access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref> requires that all electronic services provided by the Spanish public administration must be based on open standards. It defines an open standard as royalty-free, according to the following definition (ANEXO Definiciones k):

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An open standard fulfills the following conditions:
* it is public, and its use is available on a free [gratis] basis, or at a cost that does not imply a difficulty for the user.
* its use is not subject to the payment of any intellectual [copyright] or industrial [patents and trademarks] property right.
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