[od-discuss] Registration for accessing open datasets

[Rufus Pollock]

I'd second Herb here that registration requirements could well cause issues
with conformance in 1.2 and/or 1.3. In general, we've recommended strongly
against registration requirements.

Rufus

On 15 October 2014 23:25, Herb Lainchbury <herb at dynamic-solutions.com>
wrote:

> Presumably publishers want their works to be given the best possible
> opportunity to be used and thus obstacles such as login should be
> discouraged.
>
> As it stands, the only cost allowed is a one time reproduction cost.  One
> could argue that registration and login imposes a different kind of cost
> and significant impact on access and freedom and thus violates 1.2.
>
> 1.3 also states, "The work must be provided in a convenient and modifiable
> form such that there are no unnecessary technological obstacles to the
> performance of the licensed rights."   Though this is typically seen with
> regard to formats it can also apply to access as in the case of a
> requirement to login.  I would argue that login / authentication is both
> unnecessary and a technological obstacle.
>
> Herb
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 3:16 AM, Dr. Peter Troxler <trox at fabfolk.com>
> wrote:
>
>> ihmo the Open Definition is silent on this issue
>>
>> one could consider
>>
>> "Knowledge is open if anyone is free to access” … does it become non-free
>> if you have to register and log in? Why? Often, there is not even an
>> identification required for registering … so I’d argue registering/logging
>> in does not impact on “free to access"
>>
>> "(1.2) The work shall be available ... at no more than a reasonable
>> one-time reproduction cost" … is registering and logging in “more than
>> reasonable”? It’s annoying. Lot’s of things are annoying … you might need
>> to register and login to access the Internet in the first place …
>>
>> my 2c
>>
>> On 15 Oct 2014, at 10:32, Lorena Hdez. Quirós <lhquiros at yahoo.es> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I would like to know which is your opinion on the need to be registered
>> and logged in several portals for accessing open datasets. Is that
>> requirement compatible with the Open Definition principles?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Lorena
>>
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