[cc-community] [Icommons] New Science Commons protocol and the Open Data Commons legal tools

John Wilbanks wilbanks at creativecommons.org
Mon Dec 17 10:16:53 EST 2007


Just a note to congratulate Jordan on his extraordinary work. He's a 
great person to work with and his legal drafting is clear and rapid - 
which is the highest praise I, as a non-lawyer, can give :-)

jtw

Jordan S Hatcher wrote:
> FYI for those that haven't checked the CC feeds....
> 
> A new protocol for open data has been announced by Science Commons,  
> with which the new CC Zero licence will comply.
> 
> The Creative Commons announcement is here:
> <http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7917>
> 
> The new implementation of the protocol is CCZero
> <http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Cczero>
> 
> Science Commons Protocol
> <http://sciencecommons.org/projects/publishing/open-access-data- 
> protocol/>
> 
> The announcement on the Science Commons blog
> <http://sciencecommons.org/weblog/archives/2007/12/16/announcing- 
> protocol-for-oa-data/>
> 
> The Open Data Commons project, with the support of Talis, has also  
> developed a legal tool that complies with the protocol that is  
> available for comment. The goal of the Open Data Commons legal tool  
> is to be fully compatible with CC Zero.
> 
> The new home for the project is:
> <http://opendatacommons.org>
> 
> There are two documents on which we would very much appreciate your  
> comments:
> 
> Public Domain Dedication & Licence (PDDL)
> <http://www.opendatacommons.org/odc-public-domain-dedication-and- 
> licence/>
> 
> Community Norms
> <http://www.opendatacommons.org/odc-community-norms/>
> 
> Talis has put out a press release for the new legal tools here:
> <http://www.talis.com/platform/news_and_events/index.shtml#no054>
> 
> We've created a FAQ for some of the initial questions here:
>   <http://www.opendatacommons.org/open-data-commons-faq/>.
> 
> A FAQ addressing some of the in-depth legal issues of the PDDL will  
> be forthcoming.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> ~Jordan
> 
> 
> 
> ____
> Mr. Jordan S Hatcher, JD, LLM
> 
> jordan at opencontentlawyer dot com
> OC Blog: http://opencontentlawyer.com
> IP/IT Blog: http://twitchgamer.net
> 
> Open Data Commons
> http://www.opencontentlawyer.com/open-data/
> 
> Usage of Creative Commons by cultural heritage organisations
> http://www.eduserv.org.uk/foundation/studies/cc2007
> 
> ____
> Mr. Jordan S Hatcher, JD, LLM
> 
> jordan at opencontentlawyer dot com
> OC Blog: http://opencontentlawyer.com
> IP/IT Blog: http://twitchgamer.net
> 
> Open Data Commons
> http://www.opencontentlawyer.com/open-data/
> 
> Usage of Creative Commons by cultural heritage organisations
> http://www.eduserv.org.uk/foundation/studies/cc2007
> 
> 
> 
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