I found an explicit non-commercial statement: http://www.oclc.org/developer/services/viaf
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 3:38 AM, Karen Coyle <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom, (or others) > > All I can find on the VIAF site regarding API access is the content > negotiation for requested URLs. Does anyone have experience with sending > a string query to VIAF and getting results? The API is documented here: http://www.oclc.org/developer/documentation/virtual-international-authority-file-viaf/request-types It's straightforward to work with. > I ask this because when we > made a request for the FAST file from OCLC (which is now available) a > first reply was that the online service should serve most needs. I'm > wondering what the case is for a dump vs. using VIAF online. There are two reasons to ask for a dump that you can use on OpenLibrary under CC0: 1. It forces them to clarify the license terms if you specify you want it under CC0 2. API providers generally prefer that you don't use the API for bulk access. Tom > > And as to FAST, there should be a high level of linking from the FAST > subject file to OL subjects. > http://www.oclc.org/developer/services/fast-linked-data-api > > kc > > > On 3/29/12 5:56 PM, Tom Morris wrote: >> I figured I'd pull this out into it's own thread. Although I assume >> that VIAF is non-commercial licensed because it's hosted on a site >> carrying the OCLC Research license with it's non-commercial >> stipulation, the OCLC has been maddeningly opaque about what the >> actual license is. They've made the assertion in various informal >> settings that it's freely available, but then always add caveats. >> >> In 2010, they said licensing would be clarified in the "next few months." >> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/nyt_linked_open_data/RuoAJ249Wi4 >> >> A year ago, they said there were "no restrictions on use" but then >> added that prior approval was needed to get access to dumps. They >> also mentioned potentially moving to Open Data Commons ODC-By or >> ODC-ODbL. >> http://outgoing.typepad.com/outgoing/2011/03/use-of-viaf.html >> >> In neither case have they actually changed the licensing on the site >> and they haven't publicly responded to queries about why the dumps >> can't be made available for download if the data really is freely >> available. >> >> Perhaps OpenLibrary should make a formal request for access to the >> dumps to use under a CC0 or ODBL license? >> >> Tom >> _______________________________________________ >> Ol-tech mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-tech >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to >> [email protected] > > -- > Karen Coyle > [email protected] http://kcoyle.net > ph: 1-510-540-7596 > m: 1-510-435-8234 > skype: kcoylenet > _______________________________________________ > Ol-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-tech > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Ol-tech mailing list [email protected] http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-tech To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to [email protected]
