Open Licenses and Content Distribution Vimal Kumar V. Asst. Librarian Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum

Open Licenses and Content Distribution

Vimal Kumar V.

Asst. Librarian

Asian School of Business

Technopark

Trivandrum

Advantages of publishing in WWW Low cost Fast publication Easy distribution Multimedia support Easy update Hypertext More collaborative features

Low cost

Fast publication

Easy distribution

Multimedia support

Easy update

Hypertext

More collaborative features

Drawbacks of Copyright Law Prevent to create something new from original Prevent to share the work

Prevent to create something

new from original

Prevent to share the work

Libraries and Content distribution Fair use Library privilege Threats Protection using technology (e.g. DRM) Not allowed to include in digital library

Fair use

Library privilege

Open Content License Give users right to copy, distribute, modify, display and create derivative works. Ensures a work based on original work should get license under the terms and conditions of the open content license. Include the provisions for both commercial and non commercial usage. Strictly instructs the appropriate credit to be given to the author of the work. Ensures community participation in content development and distribution.

Give users right to copy, distribute, modify, display and create derivative works.

Ensures a work based on original work should get license under the terms and conditions of the open content license.

Include the provisions for both commercial and non commercial usage.

Strictly instructs the appropriate credit to be given to the author of the work.

Ensures community participation in content development and distribution.

Content Creators Professionals Amateurs Libraries Broadcasting companies Educational Institutions Research and Development centers

Professionals

Amateurs

Libraries

Broadcasting companies

Educational Institutions

Research and Development centers

New Content Outlets Open access journals Institutional repositories Blog Podcasting Wiki

Open access journals

Institutional repositories

Blog

Podcasting

Wiki

Open Content Development

Popular Open Content Initiatives Educational resources OpenLearn, MIT Open Courseware Web site templates OSWD.org Medical Literature PLoS (Public Library of Science) Clip arts Open Clip Art Library Image database Flickr Audio books Librivox Encyclopedia Wikipedia Content Type Project Name

History 1984 GNU General Public License GNU 1984 Free Documentation License 1999 Open Publication License 2001 Creative Commons

1984 GNU General Public License GNU

1984 Free Documentation License

1999 Open Publication License

2001 Creative Commons

Popular Open Content Licenses Creative Commons GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) Free Art License Open Music License Design Science License Common Documentation License

Creative Commons

GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL)

Free Art License

Open Music License

Design Science License

Common Documentation License

Creative Commons Founded by Lawrence Lessig Founded in 2001 Non profit organization Released several copyright licenses

Founded by Lawrence Lessig

Founded in 2001

Non profit organization

Released several copyright licenses

Core Concepts b Attribution N n NN Non Commercial d No Derivatives a Share Alike

b Attribution

N n NN Non Commercial

d No Derivatives

a Share Alike

B b AtA Attribution b a Attribution Share alike b d Attribution No Derivatives b n Attribution Non Commercial b n a Attribution Non Commercial Share alike b n d Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives

B b AtA Attribution

b a Attribution Share alike

b d Attribution No Derivatives

b n Attribution Non Commercial

b n a Attribution Non Commercial Share alike

b n d Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives

Features of Creative Commons Simple License Generator Support by search engines and archives Localization

Simple License Generator

Support by search engines and archives

Localization

Business model for free content Distribution of content charging nominal cost. Sell services Free the content-Sell the platform Advertisements with open content Sell the basic product, let users enhance it

Distribution of content charging nominal cost.

Sell services

Free the content-Sell the platform

Advertisements with open content

Sell the basic product, let users enhance it

Conclusion Needs better interoperability Work together to handle copyright management issues Legal policy is currently not favorable for community created content services Creative Commons licenses are the most popular open content license Community created content can be the start of a new business.

Needs better interoperability

Work together to handle copyright management issues

Legal policy is currently not favorable for community created content services

Creative Commons licenses are the most popular open content license

Community created content can be the start of a new business.

Thank You Image Courtesy www.openclipart.org/ www.oreillynet.com Ben Lawson http://www.flickr.com/photos/ben_lawson/155595430/ Reference 1. Hietanen, Herkko. Community Created Content; Law, Business and Policy. Helsinki: Multiprint, 2007. 2. Liang, Lawrence. "A Guide To Open Content Licences." December 2004. Piet Zwart Institute. 3. www.creativecommons.org

Thank You

Reference

1. Hietanen, Herkko. Community Created Content; Law, Business and Policy. Helsinki: Multiprint, 2007.

2. Liang, Lawrence. "A Guide To Open Content Licences." December 2004. Piet Zwart Institute.

3. www.creativecommons.org