[pd-discuss] Hathitrust locks public domain books; amasses scans from others, and gives full access only to partners members

Tue Jun 21 09:33:47 UTC 2011

I agree with

(i) building stronger networks of 'pro-open'
cultural heritage organisations, NGOs,  companies, etc,

for example the Open Genealogy Alliance, Communia, all important.

but the situation requires concrete changes elsewhere by those organisations
that are not "pro-open" yet, and have clear economic stakes based on the
privatisation of the commons.

In this particular case it would be important to know why there are
restrictions.

It may be down to Hathi's business model, but I don't think the sales of
printed "beautiful copies" would be harmed by pdf downloads.

If it relates to Google's restrictions in the deal then it is a different
matter.

In any case, changing the situation will require some form of action. This
could possibly be about reputation for Hathi, and for Google something like
pressure on future deals by students at universities, for example.

(ii)
stronger norms about how to publish public domain works.

what kind of policy changes are you thinking of? EU PSI review?

Javier

On 21 June 2011 10:04, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:

> I guess we might also ask: how can we encourage more publishers of
> public domain works to make material open as in OpenDefinition.org?
>
> One way is through (i) building stronger networks of 'pro-open'
> cultural heritage organisations, NGOs,  companies, etc, and (ii)
> stronger norms about how to publish public domain works.
>
> Paul, Mike: re: (ii) what do you think about joining forces and making
> a short video about how to publish a public domain work The Right Way
> (i.e. using PD Mark and other appropriate legal tools?).
>
> Maura: how much do you see (i) as part of the remit of your work at
> the Open Knowledge Commons [1]? How explicitly do you promote material
> that is open as in OpenDefinition.org?
>
> J.
>
> [1] http://www.knowledgecommons.org/
>
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Matthew Mundell
> <matt at mundell.ukfsn.org> wrote:
> > This does, however, highlight the beauty of the public domain: anyone can
> > do anything with the work.
> >
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