[Taxacom] Your input, please, on attribution, rights and licensing of names and compilations of names

[Tony.Rees at csiro.au]

Hi Stephen,

Yes, but you miss the point that a number of significant taxonomic data compilations are presently *not* public domain/open access (although no doubt persons would like them to be). See for example:

http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/info/copyright

http://www.theplantlist.org/terms/ (no derivatives, no commercial use)

http://www.organismnames.com/terms.htm

and more...


This is of course in contrast to other exemplar systems (ITIS, GRIN, no doubt more) who make it easy to download their data (see http://www.itis.gov/ftp_download.html, http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl?view=downl&language=en) and impose no retrictions on its re-use.

- Tony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [mailto:taxacom-
> bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Stephen Thorpe
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 March 2013 9:30 AM
> To: David Patterson; TAXACOM
> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Your input, please, on attribution, rights and
> licensing of names and compilations of names
> 
> Well now! I guess given the number of greedy and territorial people out
> there, some of whom are taxonomists, this audacious attempt to take
> data out of the public domain was bound to raise its ugly head at some
> stage! Quoting from the link you gave:
> 
> [quote]Many taxonomists desire that their efforts are recognized, and
> some are fearful that open access to their efforts will allow others to
> gain credit for the work that they have done[unquote]
> 
> It is quite simple. If you are lucky enough, unlike me, to get paid for
> compiling information on names/taxa, then that is all you get. You have
> effectively been paid to put the information into the public domain.
> You no longer have any control over it. If you don't like that, then
> don't accept the money and don't do it ... simple! Or, if like me, you
> are interested in the stuff, and want to make a contribution to public
> domain knowledge, then do it without pay, and without control over who
> uses the data for what purpose.
> 
> The very last thing we need is people taking control over this sort of
> secondary data. That would be COMPLETELY contrary to open access
> knowledge ...
> 
> Stephen
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: David Patterson <dpatterson at mbl.edu>
> To: TAXACOM <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 March 2013 11:07 AM
> Subject: [Taxacom] Your input, please, on attribution, rights and
> licensing of names and compilations of names
> 
> The Global Names project will host a workshop to explore options and to
> make recommendations as to  issues that relate to Attribution, Rights
> and
> Licensing of names and compilations of names.  The aim of the workshop
> is a
> report that clarifies if and how we share names.
> 
> 
> We seek submissions from all interested parties - nomenclaturalists,
> taxonomists, aggregators, and users of names. Let us know what (you
> think)
> intellectual property rights apply or what rights should be associated
> with names and compilations of names.  How can those who compile names
> get
> useful attribution for names, and what responsibilities do they have to
> ensure that information is authoritative.  If there are rights, what
> kind
> of licensing is appropriate.
> 
> 
> The submissions will be considered by those attending the workshop.
> 
> 
> 
> Contributions can be submitted
> http://names-attribution-rights-and-licensing.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page,
> where you will find more information about this event.
> 
> 
> Thankyou
> 
> 
> David Patterson
> globalnames.org
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