Current Best Practices among Cultural Heritage Institutions when Dealing with Copyright Orphan Works and Analysis of Crowdsourcing Options

Stobo, V. , Erickson, K. , Bertoni, A. and Guerrieri, F. (2018) Current Best Practices among Cultural Heritage Institutions when Dealing with Copyright Orphan Works and Analysis of Crowdsourcing Options. Project Report. European Commission.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to establish the current state of best practices among Cultural Heritage Institutions (CHIs) when dealing with in-copyright orphan works in three countries: the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Italy. A baseline understanding of current practice will provide a benchmark, against which crowdsourcing (or any other proposal) to address the challenge posed by orphan works, can be evaluated. The research team used a purposive sample to approach the ‘Big 3’ national libraries and film archives in each country, typically including the national library, the national archive and the national film archive. The researchers also aimed to include at least one institution from each jurisdiction that had used the EUIPO database, and one institution that digitized orphan works but opted not to use the database. 15 CHIs are included in the study. A semi- structured interview format was used to gather qualitative and quantitative data about the CHIs, their collections, their diligent search processes, the results rights clearance for specific digitization projects, their thoughts on the potential of crowd-sourcing as a solution, and their views on the current legislative framework.

• Item Type: Research Reports or Papers (Project Report)
• Additional Information: Funded by: Heritage Plus and EU Commission (JPI Cultural Heritage and Global Change)
• Keywords: Copyright, orphan works, rights clearance, cultural heritage, crowdsourcing
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Stobo, Miss Victoria and Erickson, Professor Kristofer
• Authors: Stobo, V., Erickson, K., Bertoni, A., and Guerrieri, F.
• Subjects: Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Law
• Publisher: European Commission
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2018 EnDOW
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
		EnDOW: Enhancing Access to 20th Century Cultural Heritage through Distributed Orphan Works Clearance	Maurizio Borghi	JPI CH / European Commission	UNSPECIFIED