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  • From: Paul Keller <pk AT kl.nl>
  • To: cc-europe AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Cc-europe] draft letter to the CC Board on communication and governance
  • Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 15:38:35 +0200

Dear All,
first of all thanks to J.C for drafting this letter. i think it makes a very good starting point. regarding the issues raised in vilnius and in replies to J.C's draft i think they fall into two issues that do not necessarily belong together. the first (and that seems to be the one that triggered the letter) is one of communication or rather the lack of communication from HQ to the international projects. i think we are right to point this out and we should make our point clearly. the way Mia handled 3.0 has shown that it is possible and while John W is right to point out that it is generally possible to figure out what they are planning by asking questions or listening closely...

On 4 Apr 2008, at 02:40, John Hendrik Weitzmann wrote:

a pre-discussed "we the people" mail seems a bit like desperate measures
to me, and I think things are not _that_ bad after all. And the
possibilities I meant to influence CCHQ are the regular ones, like
asking the right people there the right questions, writing proposals and
sending them over mailing lists or channeling requests through the CCi
office. So far I never got turned down by anyone in S.F. or Berlin.

... i do think that communication from HQ to the international projects should be proactive. preferably by means of consultation regarding upcoming projects, but in any case we should insist on pre- announcements and maybe even en periodic update regarding activities and plans. (maybe we can get Joi so far as to write bi-monthly updates to the international projects?). Thinking of this, it might be a good idea to write the letter to Joi & Jamie Boyle in their capacities as CEO and chairman of the board. they are both new in their positions and we could take as the starting point of our letter rather than the complaint about how CC0 and CC+ where handled. This might be a bit more elegant.

Secondly there is the issue inclusion of the international projects into the decision making process (again along the lines of what John W suggested in his last mail) and what i called ann international legal advisory board in Vilnius

On 4 Apr 2008, at 02:40, John Hendrik Weitzmann wrote:

Instead of complaining about having nothing to decide in S.F. we should
maybe suggest that CCHQ should - in the light of the progressing
internationalization of CC as a concept - set up something like an
international advisory board of commoners, mutually nominated by CCHQ
and the national CC projects. That IAB could simply be counselling or
get equipped with certain rights, like ...
- approving nominees for internationally important positions (General
Cousel maybe?)
- approving the CC policies relevant for international projects
- deciding on what parts of the CC portfolio should get ported
internationally
- ...


however contrary to what John W. suggests here i would position the board differently. not so much as another layer of aproval required for certain actions (i would guess that the cc-board wont be very thrilled by the idea of installing such a body) but rather as an advisory board that embodies the expertise of CC projects outside of the US. i am specifically thinking of legal expertise here and as such i would assume such a board should consist of a small number (5?) respected scholars from outside of the US and as such complement the CC-board when discussing legal issues of international importance (the cc-board almost US only). Secondly such a board could also serve as a backup body for CCi to give advice in situations where there are different approaches among the jurisdiction teams that need to be harmonized (think moral rights, neighboring rights or database rights). right now we are missing transparent processes to deal with such situations.

So in short, i would suggest that we suggest to create an international legal advisory board that advises the CC board and CCi. Such a board should be small and i would suggest that we make it clear that we are not seeking to gain influence on decision making but rather want to ensure that the knowledge persent with the international projects is adequately represented when making decisions that affect CC on a global level. [another option would be to suggest more international representation in the CC-board, but i would prefer a separate advisory board of some sorts].

finally i do agree with the remarks that this should coem from as many cc project leads as possible (also outside of the EU) and that we should suggest to discuss these issues in sapporo.

all the best,
paul

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