Andrew Farrow, LCC RDI Copyright hub

1. LCC, RDI and Copyright Hub
Linked Content
Coalition (LCC)
(not for profit standards
consortium)
Rights Data
Integration (RDI)
(part-EU funded consortium)
• Principles of Identification
• Principles of Messaging
• Data Model (RRM)
Late 1990’s <indecs>
• ONIX – Books
• DDEX – Music
• DOI – General
2000’s
2011 +
2013 +
Hargreaves Review
Hooper Review
• Digital
Copyright
Exchange
Copyright Hub
(development UK
government funded)
• Ontology
• Repository/registry
• Transformation engine
• User interfaces
• Open source
technology elements

2. RDI vs Hub
RDI
• Ceases to exist end 2015
• Highly simplified, centralised
technical architecture – focus on
data flows
• Limited content search
• LCC-based ontology
Hub
• Ongoing operation
• Distributed, standards-based
architecture
• Sophisticated identifier index
• Will re-use RDI Ontology

3. The RDI core model.
Transformation Hub
1. Rights data comes from “Sources” in a range
of different media types and in a range of
different proprietary and standard formats.
Sources in RDI may be Rightsholders, rights
managers, technical platforms, trade
associations or CHIs.
2. Rights data is transformed,
communicated and aggregated
through a central hub based on the
LCC data model.
Exchanges
Rights Users
Images
(photos,
graphics)
Music (works
& recording)
Audiovisual
(film, TV,
programmes)
Text (books,
journals, news,
magazines)
3. Users query rights data from a
range of different media types
through user interfaces
(“exchanges”).

4. RDI will demonstrate a range of different user
queries
Discover content
To discover creations by
the use of descriptive
metadata (not the
primary focus of the
project).
Discover licensor
To discover the identity
of possible Licensor(s) of
a creation.
Discover terms
To discover the terms under
which a License may be
granted. This may be a one-off
or a blanket license,
commercial or free.
Request/grant
license
To request a License for
a particular use of a
creation from a Licensor
and if appropriate to
receive a license.
Discover usable
content
To discover creations
which are available for
use under the terms of
an existing Policy or
License.
Discover status
To discover whether a
particular use of a
creation is covered by
the terms of an existing
License or Policy.
Exchanges
Rights Users
(businesses, teachers, bloggers, mashup artists, Moocs etc.)
Images
(photos,
graphics)
Music (works
& recording)
Audiovisual
(film, TV,
programmes)
Text (books,
journals, news,
magazines)

5. Implications for Europeana ECL
3.3 “European-wide accessible register”
• Doesn’t need to be a central register, could just be a central routing
device.
• Could be developed using open source technology developed by Hub
• Could just be the Hub?
• Opportunity to integrate commercial and non-commercial uses?