[sc-announce] Progress on the CC0 public domain waiver -- Science Commons blog
Donna Wentworth
dwentworth at creativecommons.org
Tue Sep 2 12:32:05 EDT 2008
Progress on the CC0 public domain waiver
September 2nd, 2008<http://sciencecommons.org/weblog/archives/2008/09/02/progress-on-the-cc0-public-domain-waiver/>by
dwentworth
Over at the main Creative Commons blog, Diane
Peters<http://creativecommons.org/about/people/#95>has the
scoop <http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/9071> on draft
3<http://labs.creativecommons.org/licenses/zero/1.0/legalcode>of the
CC0 <http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CC0> public domain waiver, a tool
for those
who wish to relinquish their rights under copyright to a work, and mark it
with machine-readable metadata for harvesting as part of the public domain.
It is this type of tool that Science Commons advocates using in our Protocol
for Implementing Open Access
Data<http://sciencecommons.org/projects/publishing/open-access-data-protocol/>,
a method for legally integrating scientific databases regardless of the
country of origin. The goal of the protocol, to use Catriona MacCallum's
phrase <http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050285>: increasing the
"Lego factor" for scientific data.
The news, in brief: Creative Commons had added additional language to the
CC0 waiver to ensure that it makes sense and can be useful for people across
the globe. Explains <http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/9071> Diane:
We remain dedicated to pursuing a Universal CC0, but with some substantial
revision to the text. Here are a few of the changes you will see in draft 3
as a result of [the community's] comments and discussions:
- Inclusion of a Statement of Purpose that provides context and
explanation for issues CC0 attempts to solve while also identifying
limitations inherent in such an attempt;
- Clarifying language about the IP rights affected by CC0 through a new
comprehensive definition of "Copyright Related Rights"; and
- Emphasis on the possible existence of privacy and publicity rights of
others with respect to a work, and the need for those to be cleared where
appropriate.
Creative Commons plans to take CC0 out of beta in late October or early
November, and comments on this draft are due on September 26. If you'd like
to check out the waiver or weigh in, visit the newly updated CC0
Wiki<http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CC0_Feedback#FAQ>and subscribe to
the
cc-licenses <http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listsinfo/cc-licenses> mailing
list.
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