Creative Archive Licence

Non-commercial use of broadcast material on sites

[Syzygy]

I only heard about this a few days ago and it all looks very exciting - apologies if this has been covered elsewhere.

The BBC, British Film Institute, Channel 4, Open University and others are looking at ways of allowing the public to access their broadcasting archives via the web.

Beyond just simply providing access to the archives, the group is also developing the Creative Archive Licence - heavily influenced by the Creative Commons Licence - which will basically allow anyone (only if you are in the UK) to use archive material on their website - for non-commercial use.

Just think, the archives of the BBC & the British Film Institute open to the public via a website near you, in fact, made by you!

You will also be allowed to remix & edit ("mashup" - their term) just about anything as long as you acknowledge the source material in the proper fashion.

[creativearchive.bbc.co.uk ]

Wow, that's incredible!

Syzygy

[whoisgregg]

It made the front page [webmasterworld.com] yesterday: [webmasterworld.com...]

;)

[Syzygy]

Thanks, whoisgregg, guess I should have scanned around first. Still, worthy of this forum...

Syzygy

[whoisgregg]

Definitely, the Creative Archive Licence is worth discussing. Even for us folks across the puddle who will be geotargeted out of the BBC archive, the idea is bound to be picked up all over the place. It'd be good to be prepared to take advantage. :)

[Syzygy]

...the idea is bound to be picked up all over the place. It'd be good to be prepared to take advantage. :)

Addressing the forum in general...

What plans to "take advantage of this"?

How would you think about making the most this unique (truly unique) archival material (or is it materiel ;-)) to your advantage?

Syzygy