Nigel Harper, 19 June 2009
The flow of public sector content and the maximisation of the potential of its value is being disrupted by both the resources necessary to manage copyright and, in particular, Orphan Works. Despite the recognised extent, impact and problem of Orphan Works, particularly for digitisation activities across the globe, there has been a lack of credible evidence to evaluate the scale of the problem across the public sector in the UK. The absence of such an evidence base means that it is nearly impossible to address this problem legislatively and/or through the implementation of suitable licensing schemes. It also means that the problem cannot be managed nor solutions sought to prevent the occurrence of these works in the future.
Source: Open Access News
