[open-bibliography] Fwd: Re: [dpla-discussion] DPLA Board of Directors call: Thursday, February 14, 1:00 PM EST

Sat Feb 16 14:16:29 UTC 2013

On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>wrote:

> Thanks Karen. Great it sounds like they are adopting a policy which
> include CC0. Does anyone know (or can anyone work out) whether CC0 will be
> a requirement for all metadata in DPLA?
>

I'm not a DPLA insider, but my reading is that all contributing
institutions will be required to contribute anything copyrightable under a
CC0 license.

> Two bits that I find quite bizarre:
>
>   * "Gore pointed out that in her experience working with prospective
> data-providers, most cultural heritage institutions are comfortable with
> the idea that the vast majority of metadata is not copyrightable" ->
> Presumably talking mainly about US GLAM institutions. Is this true? And
> does 'not copyrightable' equate to 'happy to release in bulk under CC0'?
>   * "Courant said that he thinks CC0 is still too restrictive of a
> license, which is why he likes
> using it as a ‘backstop’, which the policy does." -> Not sure what 'too
> restrictive' means in this context? Too open? Too strong? To legally
> specific? Anyone know?
>

I think what they're going for here is that no license should be necessary
at all because the metadata can't be copyrighted.  I suspect they want that
to be their primary position, but are including CC0 as a
fallback/fail-safe.  It's a bit of a nuanced position and I could be
misreading it, but that's my interpretation.

Tom

>
> J.
>
> On 15 February 2013 23:20, Karen Coyle <lists at kcoyle.net> wrote:
>
>>  Open Biblio Folks: much of the discussion in the notes is about
>> licensing of bib data. Perhaps we can read and discuss?
>>
>> kc
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------  Subject: Re: [dpla-discussion] DPLA
>> Board of Directors call: Thursday, February 14, 1:00 PM EST  Date: Fri,
>> 15 Feb 2013 13:12:16 -0500  From: Kenny Whitebloom
>> <kwhitebloom at cyber.law.harvard.edu> <kwhitebloom at cyber.law.harvard.edu>  Reply-To:
>> dpla-discussion at eon.law.harvard.edu  To:
>> dpla-discussion at eon.law.harvard.edu
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Notes from yesterday's Board of Directors call are now available at:
>>
>> http://dp.la/about/board/february-14-2013-board-of-directors-call/
>>
>> There you will also find the materials discussed during the call. Let us
>> know if you have any questions.
>>
>> Best,
>> Kenny
>>
>> On 2/11/2013 2:19 PM, Kenny Whitebloom wrote:
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>>  The next DPLA Board of Directors call will take place this Thursday,
>> February 14, at 1 PM EST.  This call is open to the public; more
>> information is available on the DPLA website<http://dp.la/about/february-14-2013-board-of-directors-call>
>> .
>>
>>  The conference line is:
>>
>> *Dial-in*: 800-501-8979
>> *Access Code*: 2739336
>>
>> An agenda for the call is attached, along with supporting materials (also
>> available online<http://dp.la/about/february-14-2013-board-of-directors-call>).
>>  Please don't hesitate to be in touch with any questions.
>>
>>  Best,
>> Kenny
>>
>> --
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>>
>>
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