Nicholas, I wonder what will happen where there are already (supposed to be) ³official² HTTP URIs for entities in these aggregations? In the domain I¹m researching right now, there¹s a proposal that curators of the ³thing² also curate (yes, pretty much curate) its URI: http://www.cidoc-crm.org/URIs_and_Linked_Open_Data.html (see also discussion: http://cidoc.meta.se/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=192) Would the owner of the base URL be able to sign into Wikidata and just update the metadata there? In which case, wouldn¹t it get pretty close to being a WikiDOI? Cheers, Michael Hopwood Linked Heritage Project Lead EDItEUR United House, North Road London N7 9DP UK Tel: +44 20 7503 6418 Mob: +44 7811 591036 Skype: michael.hopwood.editeur http://www.linkedheritage.org/ http://editeur.org/ The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please inform the sender and delete this e-mail immediately. The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. We cannot accept any responsibility for viruses, so please scan all attachments. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the company. EDItEUR Limited is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England no 2994705. Registered Office: United House, North Road, London N7 9DP, United Kingdom