Dear MCGers,
I'd love to know what you think of the proposed '4-star
classification-scheme for linked open cultural metadata' devised at
the LOD-LAM workshop in San Francisco recently (you may remember
earlier posts inviting applicants to the event). The classification
stems from a belief that "To be useful for third parties, all metadata
made available online must be published under a clear rights
statement".
To quote, "This 4-star classification system arranges those rights
statements (e.g. licenses or waivers) that comply with the relevant
conditions (2-11) of the open knowledge definition (version 1.1) by
order of openness and usefulness: the more stars the more open and
easier the metadata is to used in a linked data context. Libraries,
archives and museums wanting to contribute to the Linked Open Data
ecosystem should strive to make their metadata available under the
most open instrument that they are comfortable with that maximizes the
data’s usefulness to the community."
More info is at
http://lod-lam.net/summit/2011/06/06/proposed-a-4-star-classification-scheme-for-linked-open-cultural-metadata/
(short version if the long link is mangled: http://bit.ly/k1p18v)
You could comment directly on the post but I'm also interested in the
issues that might emerge from a discussion here.
For example, is the first star (definition below) achievable for your
organisation? In the definition below, metadata must be available for
commercial as well as non-commercial use - is that a barrier or a
bonus for you?
"★ Attribution Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA/ODC-ODbL)
as a user:
* metadata can be used by anyone for any purpose
* permission to use the metadata is contingent on providing
attribution in a way specified by the provider
* metadata can only be combined with data that allows
re-distributions under the terms of this license
as a provider:
* you get attribution whenever your data is used
* you only allow use of your data by entities that also make make
their data available for open reuse under exactly the same license"
Cheers, Mia
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