From: "Peretsman-Clement, Gail" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:36:54 +0000

Dear Ann and colleagues,

A significant new resource of possible interest for libraries and
publishers might be the just-released RDA-CODATA Legal
Interoperability of Research Data: Principles and Implementation
Guidelines: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.162241. This report
reflects analysis by lawyers (including attorneys from Creative
Commons), scientists, data center managers, government agencies,
libraries from Europe, Australia, and the Americas.

Cribbing from our announcement crafted by Simon Hodson of CODATA, here
is background on this work:

The RDA-CODATA Legal Interoperability Interest Group has studied the
issues related to the intellectual property of data: the resulting
outcome is a set of principles and practical implementation
guidelines. They are offered as high-level guidance to all members of
the research community—the funders, managers of data centers,
librarians, archivists, publishers, policymakers, university
administrators, individual researchers, and their legal counsel—who
are engaged in activities that involve the access to and reuse of
research data from diverse sources.  The Principles are synergistic,
so their greatest benefit is realized when they are considered
together.

The following Principles on the Legal Interoperability of Research
Data focus on all types of data that are used primarily in publicly
funded research in government and academia:

One: Facilitate the lawful access to and reuse of research data.
Two: Determine the rights to and responsibilities for the data.
Three: Balance the legal interests.
Four: State the rights transparently and clearly.
Five: Promote the harmonization of rights in research data.
Six: Provide proper attribution and credit for research data.

The document examines each of the six principles and provides
guidelines for implementing these principles.

The guidelines have been refined through two strenuous rounds of peer
review and are now made available on behalf of CODATA and RDA.

Happy to answer questions arising from this report!

Gail

Gail P. Clement
Head of Research Services
Caltech Library  | Mail Code 1-43
Pasadena CA 91125-4300
626-395-1203

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5494-4806 | library.caltech.edu



From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:18:38 -0400

Hello, liblicense-l colleagues:  For a program at the upcoming
Charleston Conference, we'd like to develop a list of what readers
think have been some important events or developments in legal issues
related to libraries and publishers.  These could be court cases,
rulings, news items, etc. For example, a few items are listed below,
to get you started.  Send items, and please describe if needed.

Reply here or write me directly at: [log in to unmask]

Thank you, Ann Okerson

Starter Examples

* Marrakesh Treaty for the blind goes into effect September 2016
* SciHub
* Maria Pallante leaves US Copyright Office