GeoDRM (Re: [Geowanking] Fwd: [OGC Press Release] Mash-up event to unite leading minds from the geographic information industry)

[Sean Gillies]

Josh,

I'm sorry I wasn't able to attend the talk. I would have asked something 
like this:

"Is GeoDRM just a terrible choice of name for an otherwise 
well-intentioned effort, or does it signal a bias towards the vendor end 
of the rights spectrum?"

And if you answered wrong, I'd pull the bag of rotting fruit out of my 
backpack. Seriously, could you have come up with a more scary name? I 
also think that Creative Commons may object to being a part of any DRM 
concept. See 5.12 and 5.13 at

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/FAQ#Is_Creative_Commons_involved_in_digital_rights_management_.28DRM.29.3F

CC and *DRM don't mix.

Disclaimer: I'm just trying my best to see DRM of all kinds dead and 
buried with a stake through the heart. Or at least driven into the dark 
voids.

Cheers,
Sean

Josh at oklieb wrote:
> Tyler,
> 
> Cristian Opincaru and I gave a presentation on this at FOSS4G'2006 ( 
> http://www.foss4g2006.org/contributionDisplay.py?contribId=196&sessionId=52&confId=1 
> ) which may provide some basic information on this. The OWS-4 activities 
> do also involve 52N components.
> 
> We were not pelted with rotten tomatoes during the presentation, but 
> since it was given the morning after the evening reception and few were 
> in any condition to get worked up about it.
> 
> Josh L
> 
> On Oct 13, 2006, at 10:38 AM, Tyler Mitchell wrote:
> 
>>
>> On 13-Oct-06, at 7:02 AM, Josh at oklieb wrote:
>>
>>> My disclaimer: I am working with OS and with OGC on what is called 
>>> "GeoDRM" but which is actually a wide concept of rights management in 
>>> the use and distribution of geodata, including such things as 
>>> Creative Commons and GPL.
>>
>> Hi Josh, you brought up some good points in that note.  I was 
>> wondering about GeoDRM specifically.  I see that the 52North group is 
>> focused specifically on this - are you connected with them at all.  
>> Can you help demystify the whole GeoDRM concept.  It implies, to me, 
>> in my ignorance the same kind control by vendors and removal of 
>> distribution rights from users.  How is GeoDRM different from the DRM 
>> we hear about in the music industry, etc?
>>
>> Curious,
>> Tyler
> 
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