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Registered Commons
Österreichisches Unternehmen in Form einer Private-Public partnership, das sich der Zertifizierung von Inhalten widmet, die unter einer freien Lizenz stehen. Dabei können mit Hilfe von Registered Commons alle Arten von digitalen Werken Zertifiziert werden, so dass jedeR einen Beweis über die Erlaubnis eines Autors sein Werk auf eine bestimmte Art und Weise zu nutzen führen kann. [1]
Organisation
Hinter dem Service steht eine sog. Public Private Partnership, deren öffentlicher Partner, die Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences, die Infrastruktur zur Verfügung stellt. Private Partner sind dabei in Form einer Genossenschaft organisiert und kontrollieren das Projekt durch Abstimmungen in der Generalversammlung. [2]
Registered Commons
Austrian co-op initiative that "provides [for authors and re-mixers] a permanent link to the work, its license and a digital timestamp." [3] All kinds of digital works can be certified, e.g. Photography, poetry, a series of blog entries, MP3's or an open source software project. Allows anybody to have secure evidence about the author's permission for re-using it.
How it works
In order to register their work, authors need to sign-up. After uploading a release of their work, a hash code is generated a secure timestamp from A-cert is requested. Authors can generate themselves or order a printed and signed certificate, which they may file with their contracts. The timestamp is stored for 35 years by A-cert. Registered Commons stores the hash code for at least 7 years. The work of authors is being stored by fair-use principles. Registered Commons does not guarantee its availablity, depending on used disk and backup space.
Organisation
Behind the service is a public-private partnership. The public partner, the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences, provides infrastructure. Private partners are organised in a co-op. Registered users of the service may also become RegisteredCommons shareholders. The co-op members keep control over the service through their vote in the general assembly. [4]
