[okfn-discuss] New Science Commons protocol and the Open Data Commons legal tools

Wed Jan 9 10:18:40 UTC 2008

Dear Jordan,

Sorry to not have responded before Christmas but I was (and have been) 
rather out it with an illness. Anyway, well done for all your work on 
the PDDL (and to John Wilbanks and CC for all their work). The next step 
should be to update the license list on the Open Definition site with 
this new info:

http://opendefinition.org/licenses/

As the main author of it (as well as the other Open Data Commons 
licenses already listed there) you're probably best placed to do this 
task :) (I note that the page is editable by anyone).

Regards,

Rufus

Jordan Hatcher's lists wrote:
> FYI for those that haven't checked the CC feeds....
> 
> A new protocol for open data has been announced by Science Commons,  
> with which the new CC Zero licence will comply.
> 
> The Creative Commons announcement is here:
> <http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7917>
> 
> The new implementation of the protocol is CCZero
> <http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Cczero>
> 
> Science Commons Protocol
> <http://sciencecommons.org/projects/publishing/open-access-data- 
> protocol/>
> 
> The announcement on the Science Commons blog
> <http://sciencecommons.org/weblog/archives/2007/12/16/announcing- 
> protocol-for-oa-data/>
> 
> The Open Data Commons project, with the support of Talis, has also  
> developed a legal tool that complies with the protocol that is  
> available for comment. The goal of the Open Data Commons legal tool  
> is to be fully compatible with CC Zero.
> 
> We've been talking to Rufus and the rest of the Open Knowledge  
> Foundation and are pleased to announce that we will be partnering on  
> the hosting and maintaining of the Open Data Commons project.
> 
> The new home for the project is:
> <http://opendatacommons.org>
> 
> There are two documents on which we would very much appreciate your  
> comments:
> 
> Public Domain Dedication & Licence (PDDL)
> <http://www.opendatacommons.org/odc-public-domain-dedication-and- 
> licence/>
> 
> Community Norms
> <http://www.opendatacommons.org/odc-community-norms/>
> 
> Talis has put out a press release for the new legal tools here:
> <http://www.talis.com/platform/news_and_events/index.shtml#no054>
> 
> We've created a FAQ for some of the initial questions here:
>   <http://www.opendatacommons.org/open-data-commons-faq/>.
> 
> A FAQ addressing some of the in-depth legal issues of the PDDL will  
> be forthcoming.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> ~Jordan
> 
> 
> J S Hatcher
> opencontentlawyer.com
> twitchgamer.net
> 
> 
> 
> 
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