Re: Naming the standard

Ben,

I haven't any strong position in either direction, but I appreciate the 
effort you took to write these arguments.
In some circles, ODRL is already a well known brand --but for newcomers 
this fact is irrelevant and POE is certainly a better choice.

Víctor


El 12/09/2016 15:59, benedict.whittamsmith@thomsonreuters.com escribió:
>
> There is a debate about the naming of our standard. Some of us would 
> like to retain ODRL; others to continue with Permissions & Obligations 
> Expression.
>
> Naming things is always hard and frequently fraught. So we should take 
> our time but solve this issue.
>
> I suggest we debate this through the mailing list and then take a vote 
> on the second call following the face-to-face at TPAC. That would be 
> the call on October 10th.
>
> I personally favour publishing a standard for Permissions & 
> Obligations Expression. Why? Because it unambiguously describes the 
> intent and purpose of the standard.
>
> I don't believe that ODRL does this. It's the DR at the centre: 
> Digital Rights. It's both too narrow and too broad.
>
> Why's it too narrow? Because I'd like to express regulatory 
> constraints (like data residency requirements) within the standard. 
> But these aren't rights.
>
> Why's it too broad? Because the whole issue of 'digital rights' has 
> become conflated with the issue of enforcement. We don't need to look 
> beyond the W3C to see the damage that issue can cause.
>
> But it's worse. I regularly hear ODRL criticised for its weakness in 
> enforcement. It's a common misconception that the 'DR' reference invites.
>
> We were renamed Permissions & Obligations Expression by the W3C to 
> avoid these issues and to keep us out of the DR bun-fight. Very wise I 
> say. It's succeeded so far. Let's remain unambiguous: let's remain POE.
>
> Over to you ...
>
> Ben
>
>
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