OpenSpeaks/Open Language-Documentation Framework
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1. When you publish an original work[edit | edit source]
1.1: Public and Open release of source content: If you record a speaker of a language by taking their consent and they agree for releasing the work publicly under an open license, then all other native speakers of that language must have an unrestricted access to the content in perpetuity.
- For this, the work must be hosted on a public platform under an open license as opposed to a paywalled platform. A public platform allows public access (e.g. YouTube). The license you choose decides whether or not the work is "open". For instance, a copyrighted video on YouTube is "public" but is not "open". It hampers Open Access to the native speakers. To make a public work open you have to release it under an open license.
| How the work is hosted | Public | Open | How to make it open |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube/Vimeo video with standard copyright tag | ✔︎ | ✘ | Change license to "Creative Commons" in settings |
| YouTube/Vimeo video with Creative Commons copyright tag | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | This is already open |
| Facebook/Twitter video with no details about copyright | ✔︎ | ✔︎ | Add an appropriate open license by editing the description of the video. By default all works published are copyrighted. You need to specify if you are releasing under an open license. |
1.2: Publishing work that cannot be hosted publicly: If the interviewee did not allow you to publish the work publicly for a particular reason (e.g. privacy, sacred cultural practices), you must find an alternate repository that allows secure and moderated access. If possible, provide access to a trusted member of the native speaker community.
- If the content is for adults only, some platforms (e.g. YouTube) have options to limit content to only adults.
When you create a derived version using openly-licensed works[edit | edit source]
ask the following questions to determine whether or not your derivative work is open
- Will the community involved in creation of the original work have unrestricted access to the new work?
- This would mean that you will release the new work under the same license (or an equivalent open license) that the original work was released. However, if you are using multiple works (e.g. a piece of music that uses different instruments placed by different people and all are licensed under different licenses) and some of them