Hi all,
Some points re this discussion:
Helen wrote:
1.CC-BY is not necessary for data and text-mining. Internet search
engines such as google and social media companies do extensive data and text
mining, and they do not limit themselves to CC-BY material. This is true even
in the EU,
Great points Dan, thank you
* some sort of licensing IS generally necessary for data and
text mining.
* The Open Database Licence also appears to assert that digital material
must be made available in a readily machine-interpretable form
Perhaps academic works and the Open Access movement might
On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Dan Stowell dan.stow...@eecs.qmul.ac.ukwrote:
Hi all,
Some points re this discussion:
Helen wrote:
Heather??
1.CC-BY is not necessary for data and text-mining. Internet search
engines such as google and social media companies do extensive data and
This brings to mind the idea of the data paper, described here
http://www.pensoft.net/J_FILES/Pensoft_Data_Publishing_Policies_and_Guidelines.pdf
This seems to have been pioneered by this publisher. There is also a data paper
journal in archaeology, JOAD
1. CC-BY is not necessary for data and text-mining.
In some sense true, it is not *strictly* necessary - but it sure does
alleviate concerns over being sued! Google can 'get away with it' because
they don't need to document the in-between steps - transparency.
Researchers and academics
Hi Heather,
I'm aware we disagree on the licensing of Open Access from previous
encounters and I don't want this devolve into a personal point scoring
affair but I do have to take issue with your assertion that:
just minutes ago you were proudly asserting that you and other researchers
are
On 2012-10-09, at 1:13 PM, Couture Marc wrote in response to this comment of
mine:
... are researchers telling human research subjects that their contributions
may be given
on a blanket basis for third parties to sell? I would argue that CC-BY, where
human
subjects are involved, will
