Presentation at the Europeana workshop "Strategies for user generated content and crowdsourcing in museums and cultural heritage" at DigitalHeritage 2013
1. Legal Aspects of UGC & Crowdsourcing
Julia Fallon, IPR & Policy Advisor, Europeana Foundation
Digital Heritage International Congress 2013, Marseille, FR
1st November 2013
6. UGC: Three different perspectives
translated into requirements
I’m an author: I want to share content and
metadata…
I’m a user: I want to share content and metadata…
I manage the service: I want to allow authors and
users to share and reuse content and metadata
7. Terms from the contributors
perspective: ownership, attribution
Are you the owner of the content or metadata?
Sole
Shared
3rd Party
Are you using embedded works?
Yes
No
Should the work be attributed?
Always
Sometimes
Never
8. Terms from the contributors
perspective: ownership, attribution
Are you the owner of the content or metadata?
Sole
You give
permission for
access and
reuse
Shared
Have all of the
authors been
identified and
have given
permission for
access & reuse?
3rd Party
Has the
third party
given
permission
for access
& reuse?
9. Terms from the contributors
perspective: ownership, attribution
Are you using embedded works?
Yes
Do you have the right to use and
share the embedded work?
No
You do not
need to do
anything to
share your
work
10. Terms from the contributors
perspective: ownership, attribution
Should the work be attributed?
Always
Every
contribution
(content or
metadata)
should be
attributed
when reused
Sometimes
Never
Only content (or
metadata)
needs to be
attributed when
reused
I don’t
require any
contribution
to be
attributed
11. Terms from the user perspective: rights
of reuse
Can I reuse the work?
Yes
Sometimes
No
Can I modify the work?
Yes
Sometimes
No
What are my rights in the works I modify?
Ownership
Unclear
User
12. Terms from the user perspective: rights
of reuse
Can I reuse the work?
Yes
Sometimes
Great! Where can I find the
terms and conditions?
Yes
Can I share it on Facebook?
Can I use it commercially?
Yes
No
Oh. That’s
disappointing!
13. Terms from the user perspective: rights
of reuse
Can I modify the work?
Yes
Sometimes
Great! Where can I find the
terms and conditions?
Yes
Yes
No
Oh. That’s
disappointing!
14. Terms from the user perspective: rights
of reuse
What are my rights in the works that I modify?
Ownership
You have
created
an entire
Yes
new work
Yes
Unclear
User
You have
made
minor
edits to an
existing
work
15. General terms from the service provider
perspective: moderation, removal, privacy
Will I moderate submissions?
Always
Sometimes
Never
Should I be able to remove works?
Yes
Sometimes
No
Should I protect users privacy?
Yes
Sometimes
Never
16. General terms from the service provider
perspective: moderation, removal, privacy
Will I moderate submissions?
Always
Sometimes
Have you
clear
Yes
guidelines
on what is
acceptable
?
Yes
Do everything consistently!
Never
17. General terms from the service provider
perspective: moderation, removal, privacy
Should I be able to remove works?
Yes
Have you
clear
guidelines
Yes
on when
content or
metadata
Yes
should be
removed?
Sometimes
No
Do everything consistently!
18. General terms from the service provider
perspective: moderation, removal, privacy
Should I protect users privacy?
Yes
Have you
clearly
Yes
explained
what you
will protect
and your
Yes
users
rights?
Sometimes
Never
Do everything consistently!