Monthly Archives: October 2007

Update process for a 3.01 Creative Commons licence launched

Posted on 12 October 2007 by Jordan

Just 8 months after CC versioned up to 3.0, Creative Commons has announced a new round of public comments for a 3.01. The big change is to clarify the language in the unported version of the licence in regards to … Continue reading →

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Survey analysis: What would you like to see?

Posted on 9 October 2007 by Jordan

As I mentioned on the 3rd, the survey about the use of open content licences by the UK cultural heritage community is now closed. We’ve now entered into the analysis phase, and should have the list of applicable respondents finalized … Continue reading →

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Defining "technological measures"

Posted on 8 October 2007 by Jordan

Andres Guadamuz of Technollama has suggested in the comments that “technological measures” in Section 4.6 of the Open Data Commons Database Licence be defined. For reference, Section 4.6 is: 4.6 Technological measures and additional terms a. This Licence does not … Continue reading →

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Cultural heritage and open content licensing survey now closed

Posted on 3 October 2007 by Jordan

The survey is now closed. Thank you very much for everyone that participated, and the prize giveaway for the iPod Shuffles will take place very soon. We will be writing up the report and analyzing the data over the next … Continue reading →

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TRIP project – Traditional Music and Intellectual Property

Posted on 3 October 2007 by Jordan

At this year’s Gikii conference, Richard Jones of Liverpool John Moores University (where he is a Reader in Law and IT) has a new project. He together with RA Roksana Ghaffrinik, are looking in to traditional music and IP. The … Continue reading →

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New Creative Commons site and fundraising campaign

Posted on 3 October 2007 by Jordan

The Creative Commons website, available here, has had a bit of a makeover. They’ve also announced the start of their fall donor campaign. They have a goal of $500,000 USD by December 31st. This year, by the way, is their … Continue reading →

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Downloads of Open Data Commons Factual Info Licence

Posted on 1 October 2007 by Jordan

Downloads now available of the Open Data Commons Factual Information Licence: PDF | ODT

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Accessibility of databases licensed under the ODCDBL

Posted on 1 October 2007 by Jordan

Some more food for thought on the Open Data Commons Database Licence. This time about obligations to make the database available, either as a part of an obligation under the parallel distribution language in Section 4.6b, or as a general … Continue reading →

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