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Organizing Principles
Similarities between Privacy Commons (PC) and Creative Commons (CC):
- PC and CC are successful because they embody cultural notions.
- PC and CC both face the challenges of adapting to changing cultural notions and changing laws.
Differences between Privacy Commons (PC) and Creative Commons (CC):
- Copyright holders hold no substantial pre-existing legal duty in relation to third party. Ie, there are hardly any (if any) laws requiring copyright holders to grant licenses, or exercise care.
- Execution of a CC license requires no additional affirmative action on the part of the licensee. It is a unilateral grant. (ie, no need to form a contract; no need to implement new policies & procedures; no need to train staff; No need to patch existing technology)
- Execution of a CC license creates no new duties on the part of the grantor, except the duty not to sue.
These differences highlight challenges to developing Creative Commons.
Goals and Working Plan
Goal: Create a comprensive Framework for Privacy Policies
Intermediate Steps
- Identify and articulate cultural notions and expectations of privacy
- Identify and reach out to other related initiatives
- Identify and articulate Privacy Principles
- Develop a way to organize privacy information/ notions/ principles/ laws
- Develop strategies to adapt policies and privacy contracts to shifiting notions of privacy, shifting definitions, and new applicable law