Hi Aimilia,
Thanks for joining the conversation!
I think that if you never dealt with the database itself, the best idea
would be to answer so honestly. There is still some room in the survey to
mention legislative issues. Less input is sometimes more.
The other option would be to simply browse the database quickly and see
for yourself. As far as an answering guide is concerned - the deadline is
Friday and it is a busy week, so I am not optimistic about the feasibility
of such an initiative.
Cheers,
Dimi
2017-06-19 15:39 GMT+02:00 Aimi Gp <aimilia_g_(a)hotmail.com>om>:
Hello to all,
Initially, thank you Dimi for this. It is really important to know about
such actions, even though they might not be taken into account. They might
also be, so I believe that this survey should not be neglected, since there
are issues.
I never had an experience with the Orphan Works Database, so I don't
think that I can reply in a very honest way to the survey. Do you think
that there could be a guideline on how the survey could be completed?
For instance, in the question "Do you have experience in using the
Database" my answer is "No" but in the comment section I could write two
lines about why I am interested in the survey. Or in the question "Please
indicate if you have any suggestions for the improvements of the Orphan
Works Database" people who have had experience using the database could
offer their feedback and people filling up the survey would be more aware
about what they could respond.
If this sounds like an interesting idea, let's discuss it!
All the best to all,
Aimilia
On 19/06/2017 12:26, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov wrote:
Hi all,
The EU IPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) is the agency
that is responsible for operating an Orphan Works Database, as laid out in
the Orphan Works Directive.
Neither the Orphan Works Directive nor the OW Database have helped orphan
works being digitised and used, which was the original intention. Wikimedia
projects are a priori excluded from the scope and can't use the established
exception. Only cultural heritage institutions are allowed to benefit and
only after a diligent search (which no one really knows what it means). The
database itself is less than usable. Launched in 2014, it now holds only
around 5000 entries. The entries simply mention that a work is an orphan,
but don't link back to the work or offer preview.
Now, the EU IPO is doing a survey on the database and the orphan works
framework. Nothing of great importance, as the IPO can't propose changes to
legislation and DG CNCT doesn't really listen to them anyway, but the
survey is also opened to individuals. If you feel like having some fun:
https://www.tmdn.org/uss/466892/lang-en
Cheers,
Dimi
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