In related work, I proposed
ftp://ds.internic.net/internet-drafts/draft-daviel-web-copy-control-00.txt
which was followed by
ftp://ds.internic.net/internet-drafts/draft-reagle-pics-copyright-00.txt
Both appear to have gone down like a lead balloon. Comments I had
from netheads suggested that the Web should be free and we don't need
anything like that. On the other hand, from what I hear on CBC radio,
perhaps more mainstream media types think that these don't go far enough
and we need ECMS systems (pay-as-you-go encryption).
I wanted something readable by a robot to at least say that
certain documents could be copied. Currently I can search for ©
or "Copyright" but that doesn't really say much unless the robot can parse
the natural language of the accompanying text. Some sites such as mine
say you can copy stuff for non-commercial use, some say vague things
like "all rights reserved", and some digest sites say specifically that
you can't copy even a little bit, and I suppose that given the nature
of the material that a ruling might be found against "fair use".
I think that this kind of thing could be the target of a RIGHTS link
within the DC protocol. I thought adding it to a PICS header perhaps
a bit complex, as PICS is seen as tied to content rating and
some agents such as MSIE 3 only support one PICS header.
Andrew Daviel mailto:[log in to unmask]
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