bhl & copyright
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Presentation for launch of BHLAfricaTRANSCRIPT
BHL GOAL
• Unlock the vast array of biodiversity-related literature in libraries
• Provide open access to this literature• Expose public domain literature• Negotiate with rights holders• Allow flow to users anywhere
What does this mean?
• Material in BHL can be reused & repurposed• Public Domain: For US pre 1923; WIPO review:
http://www.wipo.int/copyright/en/general/public_domain.html
• Permission from copyright holder• BHL does not hold any copyright
Copyright metadata
• Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection
• No known copyright as determined by scanning institution
• In copyright. Digitized with the permission of the rights holder.
Copyright Statements
Creative Commons Non-Commercial
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Different countries have different laws for copyright
• BHL cannot advise you or any other party about interpretation of your country’s copyright laws
• Works that may be in the public domain in the United States may not be in the public domain in other countries
• Review WIPO for help: http://www.wipo.int• Review http://www.aca2k.org/index.php/ The African
Copyright & Access to Knowledge Project (ACA2K)
Local Responsibility
• Local copyright laws must always be followed
Memorandum of Understanding • “Commit to allow hosting of their library-produced digitized
biodiversity literature by the BHL under open access, viz. either public domain material or Creative Commons license CCBY.” US/UK
• “subject to Creative Commons CCBY license” Africa
Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Internet Archive
• Work submitted through the Internet Archive becomes free to download or reuse by anyone
• Appropriate metadata for copyright is required
• Be sure you know the copyright status of a work before you release it
QUESTIONS?
Great and small game of Africa, London :Rowland Ward, Limited,1899.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114236