discussion of the Creative Commons Metadata work

[Mike Linksvayer <ml AT creativecommons.org>]

Enrico Silterra wrote:
> But we have additional permissions, which are specifically described in 
> contracts
> that we have with vendors, with names like InterLibraryLoanUsingPrintOrFax.
> Some vendors prohibit this, some explicitly permit this.
> Once again, we could say that the permission to  give out  this object 
> in some way, is already part of
> Distribution, and we only need to document exceptions to this. Fair enough.
>
> What is true, is that nobody will ever give us any kind of blank 
> permission for Redistribution or
> Modification, so we will never be able to use that in any description of 
> anything we are using.  We will only have a series of atomic and 
> specific actions, and things not mentioned in our contracts are pretty 
> much forbidden.

If you'll never use the Distribution permission, why not create 
InterLibraryLoanUsingPrintOrFax and similar fine-grained permissions -- 
as permissions.  If the Distribution permission is not present, other 
forms of distribution are not allowed.

I strongly suggest collaborating on anything you invent with others in 
the university library community.  The (behind schedule) work at 
http://www.openarchives.org/news/oairightspress030929.html might be of 
interest.

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  Mike Linksvayer
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