#openlicenses — Public Fediverse posts

Very interesting results of #AAAS survey on researcher positions on #OpenLicenses. Note that I'm over 70.
https://www.aaas.org/news/interests-concerns-and-knowledge-gaps-around-open-licenses

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* 42% of respondents — when asked what they prefer to do with #CCBY licensed content where they use it themselves— mentioned actions that don’t necessarily require this license, like reading work, or sharing it in the classroom.
* 29% of respondents say there should be no limitations on the #reuse of peer-reviewed research at all, with those older than 70 years of age feeling most strongly.
* 28% of respondents were concerned about reuses of work with a CC-BY license, largely related to possible misrepresentations of their work. Some cited concerns about misuse of their data for political gain.
* In general, younger researchers were slightly more concerned than their older counterparts about potential downstream misuses of their work.
* With respect to commercial reuses of published work, about 36% indicated that there are cases that excite them, while roughly 63% indicated that there are cases that worry them. The latter group’s concerns relate to the possibility of misrepresentation by media and other groups or individuals; use by unsanctioned entities seeking to make a profit; and training of #AI models without proper attribution.
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#CreativeCommons #Libre #Licenses #ScholComm

Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector

https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/2025/06/24/open-licensing-models-in-the-cultural-heritage-sector/

#AlineIramina #BartolomeoMeletti #CreativeCommons #CulturalHeritageSector #CulturalInstitution #KristoferErickson #OpenLicenses #OpenLicensing #VictoriaStobo

@christof @ElenLeFoll @proghist @creativecommons

After reading through the CC BY license I am none the wiser whether one has to clearly indicate that the material in question had been originally published somewhere else. The DOI as provided by #ProQuest reveals this fact but only after manually parsing the string with a resolver. Readers unfamiliar with the Programming Historian are made to believe that ProQuest is the original publisher or the platform officially hosting the original content.

However, ProQuest clearly violates the attribution requirements by modifying the layout and removing images. The CC BY license explicitly states that “You must […] indicate if You modified the Licensed Material”.

#AcademicPublishing #PredatoryPublishing #OpenLicenses #CreativeCommons #DigitalHumanities

Kudos to #Canada's three major research-funding agencies for their draft all-green, zero-embargo, rights-retention #OpenAccess policy.
https://science.gc.ca/site/science/en/interagency-research-funding/policies-and-guidelines/open-access/draft-revised-tri-agency-open-access-policy-publications

The agencies are the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (#CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (#NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (#SSHRC) — sometimes known collectively as the #TriAgency.

#Copyright #Embargoes #GreenOA #OpenLicenses #RightsRetention

The #openweb is a framework for human-centric, decentralized technologies built on transparency and collaboration. Its success hinges on trust, and as a slogan suggests, “Technology’s job is to hold the trust in place.” This concept is woven into the #OMN and #OGB initiatives, which emphasize community-driven decision-making and adherence to the #4opens principles.

#OGB and consensus, decisions are valid when a wide group of engaged participants achieves consensus. This safeguards against the normal invisible authoritarian control, single individual find it hard to dominate because the collective create and validate the decisions. Trust groups, not individuals, are the seat of power, ensuring better decision-making and accountability.

The role of #4opens, open process, open data, open licences, and open standards—acts as “gatekeepers” for technological decisions. #Openprocess ensures inclusivity and transparency, blocking decisions that don’t involve public participation. #Opendata guarantees that shared information is accessible, reducing the potential for siloed control. #Openlicenses prevent restrictive ownership that could undermine collaboration. #Openstandards resist fragmentation and force adherence to balance collaborative practices and individual paths. This “soft, swishy” approach avoids rigid authoritarian structures while maintaining #KISS robust, “enforceable” values.

let’s look at challenges and strategies for #OMN combatting #mainstreaming “common sense” practices that erode grassroots values. By build strong defaults into projects and hardcode the #4opens principles to keep them central. To make this happen, let’s try and stay polite and inclusive during outreach, avoiding burnout and adding mess through conflict.

Dealing with #fahernistas and trust issues, a significant challenge arises from people and groups who appear trustworthy due to their #mainstreaming tactics but ultimately undermine the values of the #openweb. Coders and contributors need to align with #KISS social change goals, ensuring a grassroots and horizontal approach to development, this is basic.

To do this, we need to work on sustainability efforts by avoid overloading projects with unnecessary features, “How does this fit into the #4opens?”. One path is to balance “friction” as a positive filter for misguided additions, while maintaining a welcoming environment for constructive collaboration.

Building a future beyond the #geekproblem, the “problem” originates from early open-source projects that #block the social dimensions of their technologies. By integrating the #4opens and prioritizing trust networks, the #openweb can (re)evolve into a human value network rather than a technological dead-end.

The #deathcult feeding off the decay of the #openweb perpetuates centralized and exploitative systems. All our activism is about, focusing on planting seeds for a grassroots rebirth, #nothingnew is a starting point, returning focus on modernist principles—clear goals, collective action, and systemic solutions—provides a foundation to grow #somethingnew.

The #openweb vs. #closedweb debate is not new, but it remains a critical narrative. By holding technology accountable to trust and community values, we create tools that empower rather than exploit. The #OMN and #OGB projects embody this path.

For those interested in coding for change, visit the OMN wiki and join the effort to make this vision a reality, please. Or you can donate some funding here if you don’t feel confident with tech path.

https://hamishcampbell.com/building-trust-in-the-openweb/

#4opens #block #closedweb #deathcult #fahernistas #geekproblem #KISS #mainstreaming #nothingnew #OGB #OMN #opendata #Openlicenses #openprocess #openstandards #openweb #somethingnew

Update. I first posted this list in 2013, after the fifth letter, and haven't seen any new letters since then. It might be time for a new one, especially one supporting #OpenLicenses and #ReuseRights on work arising from federally funded research.

After I posted the list of five in 2013, Tom Morris created a Google spreadsheet merging and deduping the lists, with links to Wikipedia and the original letters. I'm glad to say that it's still online.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BbOV4Hph3FM-TiCNc-8GYw8VJiEaPvbEAsFCF5otc3A/edit?gid=1#gid=1

I just released Methods of Rights Retention, an #OpenAccess Google doc.
https://bit.ly/MethodsRightsRetention

I wrote it in May and held it for a while to think about what to do with it, for example, move it to my blog or submit it as an article somewhere. But for now I think I'll just release it in this form and consider next steps later.

I hope it's useful. I'd welcome methods, examples, links, or details I might have overlooked.

#Copyright #Licenses #OpenLicenses #RightsRetention

6/ AI-generated summaries are not themselves copyrightable, at least today, at least in the US. Hence, they cannot carry #OpenLicenses like CC-BY. But that's not a problem if they carry a #PublicDomain mark or dedication instead.

Update. The #EuropeanCouncil just adopted the #OpenScience proposal anticipated earlier this month (this thread, above). No #embargoes. No #APCs. #Nonprofit publishing. #OpenLicenses. #OpenInfrastructure. https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/05/23/council-calls-for-transparent-equitable-and-open-access-to-scholarly-publications/

While this is not yet policy, it's a weighty recommendation to the Commission and member states.

The goal is to learn from the process and improve the system over time. This approach is possible due to the use of #opendata and #openlicenses which allows for the free sharing and reuse of content.

Encrypted privacy tools, is a separate project that should not be mixed with building the #openweb fediverse.

This is the first resource of it’s kind as far as we are aware - designed to be helpful for everyone working in the context of #GDPR & third party rights holders - including volunteers, public contributors & contractors. Boosts super welcome! #OpenLicenses #OpenCulture #OpenKnowledge #Culture #privacy #DataCollection #DataManagment #Consent

When is the use of online images to train #AI lawful (under #OpenLicenses or #copyright exceptions) and when is it not?
https://waxy.org/2022/09/ai-data-laundering-how-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers-shield-tech-companies-from-accountability/

Interesting reading the GFDL 1.3 FAQ in light of the OGL 1.1 concerns. They modified the license to grant third parties rights that didn't exist in previous versions, and the "any later version" clause means creators had no out. This doesn't answer of any my questions about the OGL 1.1, but it's interesting. https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3-faq.html #OGL #OpenLicenses #TTRPG

@kdnyhan It could. #RightsRetention by authors — and #RightsReversion to authors — are most beneficial when authors exercise the rights to put works under #OpenLicenses (like CC-BY).

The #EU is funding a feasibility study for an #OpenAccess database of works in the #PublicDomain or carrying #OpenLicenses.
https://www.patrick-breyer.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PP13_PD-works-repositoriesFINAL-after-COM-AMs.pdf

One purpose is to increase "opportunities for the #reuse of public domain [and openly-licensed] cultural heritage."

Another is to detect and reduce #CopyFraud. The study could "confirm that there is an actual market failure and…confirm the risk of over-blocking such public domain works."

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I am sad, stressed and cry because @amazon is selling it without my permission. It has a non-commercial license. Please, stop selling my book. I don't want to keep crying