[wos] policing free licenses and code with AI

[Andrea Glorioso]

Dear all,

>>>>> "Saul" == Saul Albert <saul at theps.net> writes:

    [ This is me speaking ]

    >> I have my doubts whether automated systems, given current
    >> technology, can truly capture the complexities of the law, but
    >> systems such as this can at least provide a good start from
    >> where to conduct actual legal analysis.

    [ This is Saul ]

    > I mentioned this idea to a sharp corporate contracts lawyer I
    > met in a pub and briefly described to him the kinds of legal
    > mechanisms that a Semantic Web approach to knowledge management
    > would make possible, some ideas that were outlined in the
    > conclusions of the Freemasons of the Future text:
    > http://uo.twenteenthcentury.com/index.php/TfOtFdraft1.1 .  When
    > I described the CC licenses to him and their emphasis on using
    > RDF, his eyes glowed red.

The problem I see with an automated approach to legal analysis is the
kind of case-by-case human analysis that forms the core of almost all
judicial systems I know about.  The relationship between DRM and "fair
use" (or "free uses" as we have in Italy) comes to mind.

I'm collecting material on the topic for an article, so any ideas on
this (off-line if it's OT here) would be great.

    > Maybe a dystopian short story competition would be a nice
    > feature of WOS :)

Agreed.  Should we work on a call for stories? :)

Cheers,

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Andrea Glorioso		andrea at digitalpolicy.it
                        +39 348 921 4379
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