Labs » registry

Closing: What’s next in 2009

Frank Tobia — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:58:51 +0000

Nathan Yergler proceeded to wrap up the tech conference with some humble predictions about where CC tech will be headed.

The following are a brief list of these future initiatives:

Using RDFa to publish metadata in a distributed fashion
The Next Generation of MozCC
Making attribution easier
Universal Education Search
CC0 & Public Domain Assertion
OSCRI / CC Network and creating an interoperable registry with Safe Creative and Registered Commons

Copyright Registries 2.0

Frank Tobia — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:33:32 +0000

Mario Pena of Safe Creative, Joe Benso of Registered Commons, and Mike Linksvayer of CC gave a talk on “Copyright Registries 2.0″ as a continuation of the registration conversation we had at our first tech summit in June.

Mario began with a summary of registries and how they should work: they must provide pointers to works, and they must facilitate the sharing of relevant information. He pointed to RDFa and ccREL as examples of technologies in this sphere promoting interoperability. He also mentioned the Open Standards for Copyright Registry Interop as an example of the work being done to help foster online registries interoperability and standardization.

Next, Joe discussed what he sees as necessary for registries moving forward. The big point he made was that Registered Commons feels a registry authority is a necessary condition for registries to be successfully implemented. He started with a brief history of Registered Commons and named the features they provide, including use of the CC API, timestamping of works, and physical identity verification. He finished with the need for an authority: to allocate namespaces, appoint registries based on criteria, identify entities to be certified, etc.

Digital copyright registry technology landscape, challenges, opportunities

Brian Rowe — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:51:18 +0000

Mike Linksvayer – Vice President, Creative Commons

Why do we need a registry?
Assurance that license claims are correct
Without a registry it is easier for works to become orphaned
Registries enable payment to find its way to artist

What makes a digital copyright registry?
It is digital!
Not only motivated by registration
Scales up
Global

Who wants a registry?
License management orgs
User media orgs
Collective rights management orgs
Cultural Heritage groups
Academics
Creators and Users

Who is building registries?
Registered Commons
SafeCreative
Open Library
Jamendo
Noank Media
Attributor
Flickr
Last.FM
Among others

Best Quote “We believe in the Net, not a cenralized, Soviet-style information bank controlled by a single organization” old CC FAQ.

(photo Joi Ito, CC:BY)

CC Tech Summit pre-blogging

Mike Linksvayer — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:58:52 +0000

CC’s awesome interns (and perhaps others) will be live blogging the tech summit tomorrow, but panelist (and long time CC friend and innovator) Rob Kaye has a pre-blog — Thoughts on Copyright Registries.