Kulturudvalget 2013-14
KUU Alm.del Bilag 195
Offentligt
Open licensing and copyright: Open
source, Creative Commons etc.
Advokat Martin von Haller Grønbæk
Bird & Bird
Folketingets Kulturudvalgs høring om digital innovation og vækst
24. september 2014
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Sharing of and
access to
information
creates values
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Digital
information
WANTS to be
copied
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But creation of
information (often)
needs to be
incentivized
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Thus:
Copyright
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Sharing information
freely increasingly
makes sense
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Digital democracy and
online access to
culture and heritage
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But free sharing and
open access are also
good for business
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Exhibit 1:
Open
Source
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Open source
dominates
all stacks of
computing
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Big business: From
startup to blue chip
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Open license
to use
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Run the program
Look at the source code
Make modifications
Distribute the program
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Why is Microsoft a top 5
contributor of open
source code to Linux?
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Sale of Services
(not of copies)
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Development
Adaptations
Security
Maintenance
Training
Hardware
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Open source is
a Hack on copyright
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No copyright
= no open source
licenses
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Other open
licenses
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Open Data
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Creative
Commons
(Open Content)
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License tools
for text, video,
sound, photos etc.
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Efficient access
and sharing of
digital content
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Reduction of
transaction cost
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The Creator
decides
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Does Creative
Commons need
copyright reform?
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In general, not
neccesary, but…
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Copyright reform
is needed, cf.
Hargreaves!
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Two wishes!
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More free
content under
CC licenses!
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All publicly
funded content
should be free!
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We have paid for it
once, why should
we pay for it again!
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Open Data
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Open Access
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Open
Source
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Open Culture
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Open by default –
comply or explain
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Orphan works
should be released
under open
licenses!
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In conclusion
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We need more
sharing and
access not less!
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Open business
gives sustainable
growth
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Huge democratic
and culture
potential
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Embrace it or
face extinction
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Thank you
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E: [email protected]
T: @vonhaller