[Bp_localcontent] Local Content Definition - maybe Locally Relevant Content

[Chris Zielinski]

Very important points, Mike. Regarding local adaptations of foreign content,
there was a landmark amendment to the Berne Convention (in the Paris Revisions
of 1971) which granted countries the right to translate and publish essential
information without copyright barriers.

For those who want to look it up, this is in the Appendix [Special Provisions
Regarding Developing Countries -
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/text.jsp?file_id=283698 right at the end], where
a special exception is granted to developing countries to translate and
reproduce material for “teaching, scholarship or research” by compulsory license
under specified conditions. This appendix was adopted after considerable debate
and lobbying from the publishing industry.

As this appendix remains to be updated for inclusion in the new versions of
copyright law being developed for the digital age, it represents an opportunity
to include the concept of adapting essential development information into
international legislation. This could be a useful recommendation arising from
this discussion.

Best,

Chris




On July 9, 2014 at 12:19 PM michael gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hmmm...
>
> I think we may be rather missing the point here... I'm suspecting that our
> friends from Disney Corp are quite happy to talk about Locally Relevant
> Content as long as they are getting the revenues but they may have other
> interests and legal sanctions in mind when it comes to "localization" of
> content and possible breaches of copyright which might ensue.
>
> Or to flip that around, what types of measures will need to be put in place
> to allow for the "localization" of a whole range of content which folks at
> the local level would consider "relevant" and "useful" if localized, but
> where local folks are prevented from acting to ensure local relevancy by
> various types of copyright enforcement activities--technical/legal DRM's for
> example... and where licensing costs are prohibitive and beyond the capacity
> of local resources.
>
> M
>
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> Behalf Of Mike Jensen
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 4:07 PM
> To: Chris Zielinski; bp_localcontent at intgovforum.org; Mike Jensen
> Subject: Re: [Bp_localcontent] Local Content Definition - maybe Locally
> Relevant Content
>
> Chris, I agree entirely that there is no need to reinvent the wheel where
> international content can be adapted for local use. In fact this is such a
> no-brainer, i am not sure there is a need for a strategy discussion on it.
> Are there any existing constraints to doing this that we need to
> specifically address that would not be addressed by focussing on supporting
> the local generation of content? For me, localisation would just be an
> inherent part of any local content generation strategy.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 09-07-2014 06:36, Chris Zielinski wrote:
> > Thanks for this clarifier, Mike. But I feel it would be a mistake to
> > narrow the discussion only to locally-produced content. Where it is
> > produced, local content should be supported and cherished, but
> > historically, content is almost always adapted. This is just as true
> > of music and film, as it is of development initiatives and health
> practices.
> >
> > In addition to supporting indigenous local content generation, thus,
> > strengthening local capabilities to adapt and make appropriate content
> > arriving from elsewhere is surely the dominant need.
> >
> > This is a form of glocalization (an ugly word, to be sure): glocal
> > content (content that is developed internationally and applied
> > locally, ideally adapted for local use) is at least as important as local
> content.
> >
> > To give an example from the health field, there is a lengthy list of
> > simple, effective health practices that could decimate child mortality
> > (a famous series of Lancet articles enumerated them). However, these
> > practices need to be adapted for use locally in each country. There is
> > no need to develop original indigenous responses - it would in fact be
> > wasteful of energy, unlikely to be effective, and ultimately fatal for
> > many children, to try and come up with completely original local
> > solutions. What is urgently needed is to adapt the tried and tested
> > solutions (using locally available medicines, technologies and
> > practices) and then to apply them.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Chris
> > chris at chriszielinski.com
> >
> > Chris spent over 20 years in WHO and other UN organizations in India,
> > the Middle East and Africa. He also headed an authors' copyright
> > agency (ALCS), and was on the boards of various film directors',
> > educational recording, Internet governance and ethics groupings.
> >
> > On July 8, 2014 at 11:56 PM Mike Jensen <mike at apc.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On 08-07-2014 13:53, Blackler, Ellen M. wrote:
> >> > We have actually been using the term locally-relevant content in an
> >> > attempt to capture the idea that it is whatever the user decides is
> >> > relevant to the communities (either physical or virtual)
> > that
> >> > they see themselves belonging to.
> >>
> >> I think there is a big difference between 'locally relevant content'
> >> and 'local content'. I thought this discussion was focussing on the
> >> latter - i.e on how to develop the local content industry.
> >>
> >> "Locally relevant content" is not a term I've seen used much. I think
> >> it causes confusion and for me it doesn't provide a good lens for
> >> this discussion (assuming we are here to talk about _locally
> >> generated_ content). By implication, of course the user wants
> >> 'locally relevant content' anything else will be ignored. And that's
> >> the beauty of the internet vs the broadcast model - you only need get
> what you want.
> >>
> >> And today, a major portion of the content that people consume is user
> >> generated content - blogs, facebook, youtube, flickr, twitter etc.
> >>
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
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