[Odrl-version2] XML Encoding - early WD release

[ri at odrl.net]

On 23 Feb 2010, at 02:49, Daniel Pähler wrote:

> In our opinion, rightsholder should be left out completely. Instead, we 
> suggest that the Dublin Core vocabulary be used. As you can see in [3], Dublin 
> Core has the properties "creator", "publisher", and "contributor", which are 
> more precisely defined and probably better known than ODRL's "rightsholder".

I agree - I think we can drop rightsholder from the Core Model.
If needed, the dc:RightsHolder element can be used [1].

> 2. As for the use of the DC properties in XML-encoded ODRL, it could probably 
> be improved. In the example in [1], the asset has the string value "+555 5555 
> 5555 Inc" as its d:creator, which is (coincidentally?) the same as v:tel of 
> the only party in the license.

Sorry - that was my copy/paste error - I will fix with proper values.

To then link from DC Agent to ODRL Party, you will need to follow the DC XML Syntax [2] 

> By the way, it occured to Andreas and me that the XML attribute "resource" is 
> not defined anywhere, and even though it is only used with o:action, its 
> meaning is not obvious on first sight.

Correct - this should be "name" as per the Model (will fix)


Cheers

Renato Iannella
ODRL Initiative
http://odrl.net

[1] http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/#terms-rightsHolder
[2] http://dublincore.org/documents/dc-ds-xml/