# ISO 19115-3 Codelist Report

## 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 (Date) | 1.0 ()

## MD_ClassificationCode ( MD_ClassificationCode ):

Description: name of the handling restrictions on the resource

Entry | Definition
--- | ---
MD_ClassificationCode_unclassified | available for general disclosure
MD_ClassificationCode_restricted | not for general disclosure
MD_ClassificationCode_confidential | available for someone who can be entrusted with information
MD_ClassificationCode_secret | kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all but a select group of people
MD_ClassificationCode_topSecret | of the highest secrecy
MD_ClassificationCode_SBU | although unclassified, requires strict controls over its distribution
MD_ClassificationCode_forOfficialUseOnly | unclassified information that is to be used only for official purposes determined by the designating body
MD_ClassificationCode_protected | compromise of the information could cause damage
MD_ClassificationCode_limitedDistribution | desimination limited by designating body

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## MD_RestrictionCode ( MD_RestrictionCode ):

Description: limitation(s) placed upon the access or use of the data

Entry | Definition
--- | ---
MD_RestrictionCode_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
MD_RestrictionCode_patent | government has granted exclusive right to make, sell, use or license an invention or discovery
MD_RestrictionCode_patentPending | produced or sold information awaiting a patent
MD_RestrictionCode_trademark | a name, symbol, or other device identifying a product, officially registered and legally restricted to the use of the owner or manufacturer
MD_RestrictionCode_licence | formal permission to do something
MD_RestrictionCode_intellectualPropertyRights | rights to financial benefit from and control of distribution of non-tangible property that is a result of creativity
MD_RestrictionCode_restricted | withheld from general circulation or disclosure
MD_RestrictionCode_otherRestrictions | limitation not listed
MD_RestrictionCode_unrestricted | no constraints exist
MD_RestrictionCode_licenceUnrestricted | formal permission not required to use the resource
MD_RestrictionCode_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
MD_RestrictionCode_licenceDistributor | formal permission required for a person or an entity to commercialize or distribute the resource
MD_RestrictionCode_private | protects rights of individual or organisations from observation, intrusion, or attention of others
MD_RestrictionCode_statutory | prescribed by law
MD_RestrictionCode_confidential | not available to the public contains information that could be prejudicial to a commercial, industrial, or national interest
MD_RestrictionCode_SBU | although unclassified, requires strict controls over its distribution.
MD_RestrictionCode_in-confidence | with trust

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