tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post1153144704954542843..comments2024-03-28T07:23:23.408-07:00Comments on DSHR's Blog: Machine-Readable Licenses vs. Machine-Readable Rights?David.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-20408067138692874192010-12-07T16:11:06.968-08:002010-12-07T16:11:06.968-08:00In an ideal world laws would be written using the ...In an ideal world laws would be written using the kinds of formalism you point to. In the real world, they aren't. There are many reasons for this, but one major one is that ambiguity and imprecision in the laws is essential to the business model of the legal profession. And since the laws are written by lawyers, the prospect that they will be able to be interpreted by software rather than lawyers is a far distant one.<br /><br />The point I am making is that preserving digital content is an activity that is against the law except if certain conditions apply (such as the safe harbor defense, specific license such as CC, or specific permission from the publisher). The penalties include imprisonment. Thus one needs to be very sure of the legal ground one is on before undertaking preservation.<br /><br />Delegating this decision to software requires a level of trust in the software that few, if any, responsible archives will have for many years to come. The others will consult human lawyers, who will read the law as it is written, in human language.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-65787960123962279802010-12-07T14:36:08.165-08:002010-12-07T14:36:08.165-08:00Hi David,
A language that was both human and mach...Hi David,<br /><br />A language that was both human and machine readable would be great for other areas that just licenses. This presentation at Metadata Australia 2010 talks about translating legislation into formal logic so legal decisions can be automated:<br /><br />http://www.metadataaustralia2010.com/pdf/Governatori.pdf<br /><br />Interested in your thoughts.<br /><br />Euan Cochraneeuanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144686780661663450noreply@blogger.com