- From: Jeff Sedlik - PLUS <js@usePLUS.org>
- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:16:57 -0800
- To: "'Renato Iannella'" <ri@semanticidentity.com>, "'Lucinda Lewis'" <cindy.lewis@me.com>, "'Myles, Stuart'" <SMyles@ap.org>
- Cc: <public-odrl@w3.org>
Renato, As I understand it, under your proposal, the action “License” would be used only to represent a situation in which an Assignor permits an Assignee to act as an Assignor (Licensor). In other words, the Assignee of a “License” action would be entitled to grant rights to others, but would not be entitled to make use (copy, derive, distribute, modify, etc) of the asset unless other Actions (copy, derive, distribute, modify, etc) were also expressed to permit such usage by the Assignee. ODRL is in need of an action allowing for the expression of the ‘right to license’ (as differentiated from the ‘right to use’) and I understand your proposal to satisfy that need. It is possible that some users will misunderstand this License action to represent the right to use the asset, rather than the right to act to permit others to use the asset. This should be further disambiguated in the comment. I agree with Stuart that the use of the phrase “any use” might be misconstrued. I would like to retain the word “grant” or “granting” in the definition if possible, as this assists in understanding the term. Perhaps this: “The act of granting the right to use the asset.” Respectfully Jeff Sedlik From: Lucinda Lewis [mailto:cindy.lewis@me.com] Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 9:39 PM To: Myles, Stuart Cc: Renato Iannella; public-odrl@w3.org Group Subject: Re: Proposal for new Common Vocab term: License Greetings! My understanding is that a license grants a permission subject to certain constraints. Perhaps I'm misreading Renato's comment, but couldn't you get to the granularity of the AP license examples through other tags? Said another way, wouldn't it be possible for the AP to grant a license to reproduce a photo for a specific duration on a specific website through existing constraints? What would such a license look like? Cheers, Cindy On Feb 25, 2013, at 9:24 AM, "Myles, Stuart" <SMyles@ap.org> wrote: Hi Renato, I support the addition of a “license” Action. However, can I suggest a slightly different definition? Perhaps: The act of permitting the use of the asset. For example, the AP licenses photos for use by newspapers, magazines or websites. This means that those newspapers, magazines or websites are allowed to use the licensed photo as part of their news report (for example). It doesn’t mean that the AP has sold anyone else the photo. On the other hand, it isn’t the case that the AP grants *any* use of the photo. There could be restrictions involved (e.g. only on websites, not as part of mobile apps, for example) or duties (e.g. mandatory credit of the original photographer, if AP is licensing this photo on behalf of someone else). Regards, Stuart From: Renato Iannella [mailto:ri@semanticidentity.com] Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 5:47 AM To: public-odrl@w3.org Group Subject: Proposal for new Common Vocab term: License I have had a few requests for a general "license" term to be added to the Action vocabulary. In essence, "license" allows the assignee to grant any use of the asset, including sub-licensing. Proposal: Identifier: license Semantics: The act of granting any use of the asset Comment: The use of Next Policy is recommended for downstream third-party usages. Cheers... Renato Iannella Semantic Identity http://semanticidentity.com Mobile: +61 4 1313 2206 The information contained in this communication is intended for the use of the designated recipients named above. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify The Associated Press immediately by telephone at +1-212-621-1898 and delete this email. Thank you. [IP_US_DISC] msk dccc60c6d2c3a6438f0cf467d9a4938
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