[Odrl-version2] ODRL Common Vocab - Nancy Update

[ri at odrl.net]

Thanks Steven - will update in the next release...

R

On 26 Sep 2009, at 03:01, Steven Rowat wrote:

> ri at odrl.net wrote:
>
>> and we appreciate any suggestions to clarify/strengthen their  
>> definitions.
>
> Very clear. I find the need for only one clarification that may have  
> substantial changes; and a single small grammatical one.
>
> Section 2.1
>
> Extract, Semantics:
> "The act of extracting (replicating) unchanged parts (or all) of the  
> asset for reuse into another asset."
>
> I'm not sure of this statement on two counts:
> 1. Isn't extracting "all" already defined by "Copy"? To avoid  
> possible conflicts where 'copy' is already being given permissions/ 
> prohibitions, I suggest removing this. Otherwise, people can use  
> 'Extract' or 'Copy' for the same action, that of copying the entire  
> asset.
> 2. I expect that an argument for keeping 'all' in the Semantics here  
> is that the intention is different: it's to re-use the extract in  
> another asset, but I have just as much trouble with the "intention"  
> statement itself.
> We don't specify the 'intention' "for reuse into another asset" as  
> possible/not possible in "Copy", but it could very well be the same.
>
> In other words, I think "for reuse into another asset" actually  
> belongs in the 'comment/example' field.
>
> Thus Extract would become:
>
> Semantics:
> "The act of extracting (replicating) unchanged parts of the asset."
>
> Comment/Example:
> "For reuse along with, or within, another asset, or to stand alone."
>
> I word the Example that way because I can envision people extracting  
> a part that does any of those things:
> a) gets used with another asset - say as a compilation, before or  
> after other assets.
> b) gets used inside another asset - say as someone taking a chorus  
> from one song and putting it into another one, or taking a photo  
> from a PDF file and adding it into another PDF page.
> c) gets used alone by, say, extracting a photo from a PDF file and  
> using it alone.
>
> All three would need to be controlled by the Extract permissions  
> prohibitions, if the author had different needs for each situation.  
> Example: the owner of a music mp3 might permit an extraction it as a  
> compilation of demos, but not to be used to create a new work by  
> combining it with extracts of his/her other recordings.
> Is this possible?
>
>
> Minor grammatical:
>
> Section 2.1:
>
> In the "Move" comment/example, the word "to" should be deleted:
> "After the asset has been moved, the original copy must [to] be  
> deleted"
> should be:
> "After the asset has been moved, the original copy must be deleted"
>
>
>
>> (Next versions we will us "diffs" to see the changes)
>> Please note these two:
>> - Removed "View" action as could not see any difference with  
>> "Display"
>> - Removed "Range" constraint as we can now use Count with operators
>> Cheers
>> Renato Iannella
>> ODRL Initiative
>> http://odrl.net
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Cheers

Renato Iannella
ODRL Initiative
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