You can complete the survey and indicate that the proposed licences are
not satisfactory (especially for data, which should ideally be CC0). I
would urge you to do so, in order to give the BM a clear steer as to the
community's expectations.
Richard
On 2016-01-22 6:26 PM, Nick Clarey wrote:
> Agreed on James' concerns as well - the blanket "NC" licenses stopped me
> from completing the survey while I check the broader ramifications for the
> business, so it might be helpful to have some more clarity on how broadly
> this is likely to apply?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Nick
>
> On 22 January 2016 at 13:55, James Morley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Dan
>>
>> I have filled out the survey in both a private capacity and with my
>> Europeana hat on. If there's anything we can help with then feel free to
>> ask.
>>
>> A quick question on licensing - is it really intended that quite
>> restrictive licenses will be used for both metadata and images (on the
>> collections API specifically)? And will this be a blanket license or will
>> it be more granular, for example for material that is clearly PD that will
>> be marked as such? Aside from legal and moral arguments, my instinct is
>> that this would be a significant barrier to uptake, including from those
>> whose use probably still fits the license requirements, but are just put
>> off by having to think about it.
>>
>> Cheers, James
>>
>> ---
>> James Morley
>> Work: labs.europeana.eu / [log in to unmask]
>> Personal: www.jamesmorley.net / @jamesinealing
>> Also: www.whatsthatpicture.com / @PhotosOfThePast
>>
>> On 21 January 2016 at 17:13, Daniel Pett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> We're thinking about the creation of an API for the British Museum's
>>> digital services and we've put together this survey to help inform us
>> with
>>> our choices.
>>>
>>> https://britishmuseumdigital.typeform.com/to/zsbhmO
>>>
>>> If you can spare a few minutes to fill it in, we would be very grateful
>>> for your time.
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
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