[Taxacom] FW: Digitisation and copyright

Mon Mar 22 06:54:55 CDT 2010

Actually, it has also been signed by Michael Dixon, Director, The Natural
History Museum

Furthermore, "The suggestion of an Orphan Works licence for such
institutions, put forward under the Digital Economy Bill, would offer a
flexible system enabling access to collections to be improved for the
benefit of education and research around the world."

This is exactly what we should achieve: A separation of copyright policy for
economic vs scientific creation of works. This would also reflect the
different nature of the underlying business models: Science being paid
upfront, Publishing generating their income by selling (copyrighted)
products.

Though policy is made at a level far beyond the individual scientist, such
efforts as referred to in this thread aim exactly at that level and thus are
extremely important. It is important that our museums and funding bodies are
having a voice, especially in this age of lobbyism.

Donat

-----Original Message-----
From: Roderic Page [mailto:r.page at bio.gla.ac.uk] 
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 3:36 PM
To: Donat Agosti
Cc: 'Paul Kirk'; taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] FW: Digitisation and copyright

Dear Donat,

More details here: http://www.bl.uk/news/2010/pressrelease20100203a.html

and here

http://www.own-it.org/news/national-institutions-call-for-removal-of-major-b
arrier-to-mass-digitisation

Regards

Rod

On 22 Mar 2010, at 09:51, Donat Agosti wrote:

> Hi Paul
> Do you have the link to the letter or better the text at hand?
> Thanks
> Donat
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Kirk
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 1:42 PM
> To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> Subject: [Taxacom] FW: Digitisation and copyright
>
> f.y.i.
>
> National institutions call for removal of major barrier to mass
> digitisation
>
> In a letter published in the Times newspaper, the British Library
> <http://email.bl.uk/go.asp?/bBLI001/m9COED1F/qSL6ND1F/uOD8Y4/xAOGWD1F/cu
> tf%2D8> , Tate
> <http://email.bl.uk/go.asp?/bBLI001/m9COED1F/q13XWD1F/uOD8Y4/xAOGWD1F/cu
> tf%2D8> , V&A
> <http://email.bl.uk/go.asp?/bBLI001/m9COED1F/qJLFED1F/uOD8Y4/xAOGWD1F/cu
> tf%2D8> , National Portrait Gallery
> <http://email.bl.uk/go.asp?/bBLI001/m9COED1F/q23XND1F/uOD8Y4/xAOGWD1F/cu
> tf%2D8> , BFI
> <http://email.bl.uk/go.asp?/bBLI001/m9COED1F/qKLF5D1F/uOD8Y4/xAOGWD1F/cu
> tf%2D8> , Wellcome Trust
> <http://email.bl.uk/go.asp?/bBLI001/m9COED1F/qTUXED1F/uOD8Y4/xAOGWD1F/cu
> tf%2D8> , Imperial War Museum
> <http://email.bl.uk/go.asp?/bBLI001/m9COED1F/q2COWD1F/uOD8Y4/xAOGWD1F/cu
> tf%2D8> , JISC
> <http://email.bl.uk/go.asp?/bBLI001/m9COED1F/qKU6ED1F/uOD8Y4/xAOGWD1F/cu
> tf%2D8>  and others are seeking to ensure the safe passage of proposed
> amendments to Clause 42 of the Government's Digital Economy Bill. If
> passed, this will provide the UK with the best Orphan Works solution  
> in
> the world, unlocking a vast number of collections for the nation.
>
>
>
> http://www.bl.uk/news/2010/pressrelease20100203a.html?utm_source=feedbur
> ner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BritishLibraryPressReleases 
> +%2
> 8British+Library+Press+Releases%29
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