discussion of the Creative Commons Metadata work

[Mike Linksvayer <ml AT creativecommons.org>]

tom poe wrote:
> Hi:  In following the flow of information accompanying mp3 license info,
> it occurs to me that to prevent altering of licenses by others, it would
> be important for every artist to be able to have their unique web site
> include a verification page for their works, and for the public to be an
> informed public that will check that page religiously.
>
> This would entail a Public Service Awareness campaign much like the
> "Just Say NO!" campaign, or "Buckle Up!" campaign.  

You've got the picture, but the embedded license claim and verification 
page/RDF are primarily intended for use by programs.  My goal is to get 
programs such as media players and filesharing clients to read, verify 
and display license status.  If there ever was to be a PSA campaign 
around this, its goal would be to inform people what a "sharing ok" icon 
that might appear next to a file that has been verified means, not that 
people should manually check verification pages.

> Since that's not happening, is there a central repository like Internet
> Archive that might offer a resource that could be integrated in metadata
> statement?

If you're asking whether a central site would publish verification pages 
for creators who can't -- there won't be any central site, but that's 
certainly a service that any number of sites offer to customers.  Any 
site that provides hosting or other services to musicians would be a 
logical candidate.  Will be able to post a couple examples of this soon, 
I hope.

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