The Myth of PDWiki

PDWiki Mini Unconference 2008

[ We Were Massively Caffeinated ]

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The Myth of PDWiki...
To create an community editable
wiki of information about creative
works public domain status.
Legal
Challenges
Does a complex
collaboration agreement
allow actual collaboration?
Social
Challenges
No Community of Support
Tech
Challenges
Creating the world’s
largest digital library
Success =
Open Library

Wiki Technology
Community Portal
Internet Archive Storage
20 Million+ Records about works
+
Creative Commons

Legal Expertise
Copyright and PD <code />
46 International Jurisdictions
+
Wikimedia Foundation

Thousands of Wikipedians
Wiki Technical Expertise
Open Library Wikipedia Plug-in
+
Rockefeller Foundation

Initial grant to realize this project

+
Public

Users of the system

Organizations to use API
Organizations to contribute records
Developers to contribute code
CA
US
<Code />
http://demo.openlibrary.org:9021
http://creativecommons.org/projects/cczero
Waiver Assertion
{{
cite book |
last = Atack |
first = Jon |
authorlink = Jon Atack |
year = 1990 |
url =
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Library/Shelf/a
tack/index.html |
title = A Piece of Blue Sky |
publisher = Carol Publishing Group |
location = New York, NY|
id = ISBN 0-8184-0499-X
}}
http://openlibrary.org/b/OL6121101M
 Open Library Connotea CiteULike BibSonomy
Model Noncommercial Free and Open Free Service Academic /
/ Free / Open (custom Unclear
license)
License CC Zero Commercial Commercial Academic/Com
mercial
Registration Optional Required Required Required
Scope Global index, all User-based Social del.icio.us-like,
media, abstract index, bookmarking, social
FRBR system Scientists and academic-style, bookmarking
clinicians, web journal-focused
content
Positives Lists Live, Live, user- Live, user-
license/copyrig import/export, friendly, web friendly, web
ht status, supports 2.0, plug-in 2.0, supports
provides standards DOIs system, bibtex
copy/paste and OpenURLs, tagging, support
citations for code is GPLd for bibtex
Wikipedia site
Negatives Not established, Too specific, no No integration No Integration
WM* integration integration, no with WM*, with WM*, no
not complete social review, software not, API, copyright
reputation, no no community not clear, no
entity discussion entity
relationships open,no entity relationships
relationships
 Open Library LibraryThing WorldCat
Model Noncommercial Commercial Commercial
/ Free / Open
License CC Zero Custom All Rights
Reserved.
Registration Optional Required Optional
Scope Global index Individual Global index
libraries
Positives Lists copyright Finds similar Aggregates
status, allows libraries and reviews and
debate about suggested allows exporting
source quality, reading citations in
and provides standard
copy/paste formats
citations for
Wikipedia
Negatives Not established, no entity no entity
WM* integration relationships relationships
not complete
 Open Library WikiCat WikiCite Citation templates
Model FRBR FRBR Noncommercial Nastay Templates
/ Free / Open
License GPL (src), CC GPL (src) GPL (src) GFDL
BY (content)
Registration Will connect to Subject to WM * Subject to WM * Subject to WM *
WM *
authorization
(once out)
Scope Global service WM * WM * WM *
(+WM *)
Positives Copyright Excellent basis Tight planned Implemented,
experience, for system, integration understood, simple
large data tight planned for current users
dumps, integration
jurisdiction
rules baked in,
slightly external
to overloaded
WMF
Negatives New, not public Not done Not done Complicated, high
yet barrier for entry
Countries
(jurisdictions)
45
Canadian PDRegistry.ca

Access Copyright
Creative Commons Canada
Wikimedia Foundation
Future Jurisdiction Front-ends

Open Knowledge Foundation (UK)

Public Domain Works project and
their UK + EU code (in-progress)

CC Netherlands! (Bjorn)
Code
(legal + python)
Contributors
(Your unique skills!)
TODAY
HACK-
ING
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/PDWiki_Mini_Unconference_2008
Groundrules
1. Make Documentation as
Public as Possible
2. File bugs on public trackers now
3. Assign or Assume responsibility
for bugs and roadmap items
#openlibrary on irc.freenode.net
Roadmap Overview
(Who and When?)
Launch PDRegistry.ca
Launch PD Code on Open Library
Launch OL + Wikipedia
Future and Growing Usage
GOAL
Before August :)