tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post630796897252189463..comments2023-09-29T08:51:56.163-07:00Comments on Coyle's InFormation: OCLC pushes back policy to fall, 2009Karen Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02519757456533839003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post-12046415509082004902009-01-15T07:20:00.000-08:002009-01-15T07:20:00.000-08:00Richard, the ODC license would be good -- in parti...Richard, the ODC license would be good -- in particular, it would cover both the US case (where data can't be copyrighted) and Europe, where data can have rights attached. Note that I am assuming you are meaning the Public Domain Dedication License (PDDL). My understanding is that PDDL always results in an open data statement, with no restrictions on use of the data. The question is: could it be used to restrict rights, as OCLC is interested in doing?Karen Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519757456533839003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338174527262061848.post-5018502427711336712009-01-15T03:23:00.000-08:002009-01-15T03:23:00.000-08:00I would recommend that any data is released under ...I would recommend that any data is released under an <A HREF="http://www.opendatacommons.org/" REL="nofollow">Open Data Commons</A> Licence to facilitate the sharing of the data as widely as possible.<BR/><BR/>Posting a statement, similar to the one used by Dave Pattern when he <A HREF="http://www.daveyp.com/blog/archives/528" REL="nofollow">released the Universiy of Huddersfield's usage data</A>, with the data would remove any concerns that the data is intended to be shared openly:<BR/><BR/>"<I>The data ... is released under a <A HREF="http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CC0" REL="nofollow">CC0 </A> / <A HREF="http://www.opendatacommons.org/" REL="nofollow">Open Data Commons</A> license. Ideally, we would like anyone who uses this data to adhere to the <A HREF="http://www.opendatacommons.org/odc-community-norms/" REL="nofollow">Open Data Commons Community Norms</A>, although you are under no obligation to do so. The purpose of using such a license is to allow the data be distributed, shared and used as widely as possible.</I>"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com