Copyright implications for the aggregation of audiovisual content in Greece
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-04-2022-0033 |
| Published date | 17 November 2022 |
| Date | 17 November 2022 |
| Pages | 131-144 |
| Author | Afrodite Malliari,Ilias Nitsos,Sofia Zapounidou,Stavros Doropoulos |
Copyright implications for the
aggregation of audiovisual content
in Greece
Afrodite Malliari and Ilias Nitsos
Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies,
International Hellenic University –Sindos Campus, Thessaloniki, Greece
Sofia Zapounidou
Central Library, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Thessaloniki, Greece, and
Stavros Doropoulos
DataScouting, Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract
Purpose –This paper aims to attempt to provide an overview of the copyright legal framework for
audiovisual resources in Europe and Greece, how Audiovisual (AV) content is currently licensed by Greek
providers and how licenses or copyright exceptions enable its reuse. The motivation for this work was the
development of an aggregation service for audiovisual resources in Greece, the Open AudioVisual
Archives (OAVA) platform.
Design/methodology/approach –Copyright licenses and exceptions in the European Union and in
Greek Legislation hav e been thoroughly reviewed along with th e reuse of content, based on the terms of
Fair Use, Rights Statements and Creative Commons. Licensing issues for the most well-known
aggregation services, such as Europeana, Digital Public Library of America, Trove, Digital New Zealand
and the National Digital Library of India, have also been studied and considered. Audiovisual content
providers in Greece have been recorded, and their licensing preferences have been analyzed. Pearson’schi-
square test was applie d to test the relationship between the p rovider’s type, resources’genre and licenses
used.
Findings –Despite the abundance of copyright legislation in the European Union and in Greece,
audiovisual content providersin Greece seem to ignore it or find it difficult to choose the right license. More
than half of them choose to publish their resources on popular audiovisual platforms using the default
licensing option provided.Creative Commons licenses are preferred for audiovisual content that fallsinto the
following categories:open courses (almost exclusively)and interviews and digital collection/researchprojects
(about half of the content).
© Afrodite Malliari, Ilias Nitsos, Sofia Zapounidou and Stavros Doropoulos. Published by Emerald
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legalcode
Funding: This work was supported by the European Regional Development Fund of the European
Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness,
Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH –CREATE –INNOVATE [project
code: T2EDK-00526].
Aggregation of
audiovisual
content
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Received4 April 2022
Revised22 May 2022
Accepted16 June 2022
DigitalLibrary Perspectives
Vol.39 No. 2, 2023
pp. 131-144
EmeraldPublishing Limited
2059-5816
DOI 10.1108/DLP-04-2022-0033
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