Working Groups/Public Domain

= Working Group on the Public Domain =

Purpose

 * 1) Research and analysis work to determine what is in the public domain in different jurisdictions
 * 2) To build an registry of public domain material
 * 3) Build database of metadata on works (e.g. bibliographic metadata, ...)
 * 4) Make available as a web service

Projects

 * Public Domain Works - a registry of works in the public domain
 * Public Domain Calculators - a project to build algorithms to determine what is in the public domain in different jurisdictions

Created: 2009-04-10
Merging Public Domain Works and Public Domain Calculators projects.

Events

 * See the Public Domain Calendar for details. All my fellows order american literature essays at the college papers service. Probably, I should buy essays papers as well.

Project Members
See http://publicdomain.okfn.org/wg

Participate

 * Join the pd-discuss list

Actions

 * 2010-01-19 Start vision statement discussion on discuss list
 * 2010-01-12 Extend formal WG invitations to relevant parties
 * 2009-04-10 Deprecate blog.publicdomainworks.net in favour of main blog.okfn.org and here
 * Move posts to blog.okfn.org redirecting to blog.okfn.org/pdw/
 * Move participate/other general material here on pdw project page
 * Move existing wiki pages under here (as necessary)
 * Plan a coordination/progress meeting on PublicDomainCalculators