Creative Commons Public Domain Mark: version 2

Creative Commons Public Domain Mark: version 2

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  Marking the PublicDomain ___ Exploring expansion of the PDM for use with hybrid works ____ CC Global Summit 2015 Seoul Diane Peters, CC General Counsel
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  The Proposition: Expand theutility of the existing Public Domain Mark to mark not only with works in the worldwide PD (PD everywhere) but also for hybrid works (PD somewhere, but not necessarily everywhere)
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  What this conversationis: • An opportunity to share with our stakeholders our current thinking about a PDMv2, and begin the public consultation process
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  What this conversationis: • An opportunity to share with our stakeholders our current thinking about a PDMv2, and begin the public consultation process ## What this conversation is not: • A request for approval or ratification a decision already made
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  Looking Back: Whyand How PDMv1 (worldwide PDM)
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  “The Public DomainMark is recommended for works that are free of known copyright around the world. These will typically be very old works. It is not recommended for use with works that are in the public domain in some jurisdictions if they also known to be restricted by copyright in others.” https://creativecommons.org/about/pdm
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  Looking Forward: WhyConsider a PDMv2?
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  • Primary demand •Institutions(cultural heritage and other digitizers) want to state PD status relative to a specific jurisdiction only, for resource and expertise issues
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  • Primary demand •Institutions(cultural heritage and other digitizers) want to state PD status relative to a specific jurisdiction only, for resource and expertise issues • Secondary demand •Public that is marking works they encounter •Those without copyright in X jurisdiction, but with possible foreign copyrights (e.g., USG)
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  Where we are:Process and Timing
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  Where we are •Manyconversations and discussions •DPLA, Europeana and their members (cultural heritage institutions) •Promoters of CC0 policy for USG •CC analysis: •Benefits, opportunities, risks •Mitigating risks if pursued •Some initial scoping of integration and potential design
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  What’s next: Legal ToolDevelopment Process 1.Public consultation with affiliates, community, stakeholders – start dialogue on considerations 2.Solicit comments on public drafts if pursued 3.Resolve and document comments and decisions transparently
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  Considerations Opportunities and Benefits •Grows the public domain commons, enabling use by at least some • Satisfies a long-standing demand • Occupies space • Promotes standardization • Exposes and documents complexity of copyright, of use in debates over policy and reform
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  Considerations Challenges and Risks •Digitizers move to “safer” option, abandon PDM-ww assertion • Potentially undermines progress on USG using CC0 • Loss of simplicity for re-users of works, what does it mean for them?
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  Considerations Mitigating Challenges andRisks • Increase efforts for use by digitizing institutions of PDM-ww, and USG policy favoring CC0 • Education for re-users • Education for those marking works, possible collaboration with experts, public domain calculators and similar
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  Your Input: What elseshould CC be thinking about (opportunities and challenges)? Thoughts on expanding the utility of the mark? How would we mitigate risks? Other possible solutions?
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  Get Involved! subscribe toCC’s legal tool development list: http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-licenses diane@creativecommons.org Licensed under a CC BY 4.0 International license.