University of Surrey Information Services PATRON and PatronMark: negotiating and protecting rights in a higher education environment. Presented by Dr Liz Lyon and Jon Maslin University of Surrey Information Services

Background Pilot projects Improved access Audio and video on-demand Simultaneous delivery of sound/video and music scores/dance notation Creation of a digital multi-media resource Interactive learning environment

University of Surrey Information Services The digital resource Course materials Rights Music scores, scanned images Audio - MPEG 1 layer 3 Video - MPEG 1 Integrity Metadata

University of Surrey Information Services Critical rights issues User environment –Defined user group –Limited to campus access –Defined methods of use e.g. no printing Application –Educational –Clearly stated Testbed opportunity

University of Surrey Information Services Methods Advice from experts Identified rights holders –Can be difficult with some video –Initial uncertainty of some owners Contacted Industry bodies –MPA –Music Alliance - MCPS, PRS Maintained database of all requests –from initial stages to delivery

University of Surrey Information Services The Patron application Server accessible by password over campus network Integrate media types in a browser environment Applications –Individual study, tutorials –Lectures and presentations Tools for access –fine granularity –repeated playing –integration, re-combining

University of Surrey Information Services Implications 1 Distribution medium –another source of revenue for rights owners –usage info for marketing purposes Rights management –resource sharing –Digital Object Identifiers –Metadata structure

University of Surrey Information Services Implications 2 New intellectual property creation –contextual documents –screen designs own rights issues

University of Surrey Information Services Conclusions - Our requirements 1 Access –Source location, location not necessarily critical –Implies some commonality e.g. unique identifier Rights clearance –Blanket agreement: for a defined market and application –Fast & economical –Virtual one-stop shop

University of Surrey Information Services Conclusions - Our requirements 2 Metadata –Access to common core –Local provision of detail Licence agreements –Controlled/budgeted costs –not per use –site and application licence Protection –of rights owners –of providers

University of Surrey Information Services Watermarking Authentication: identifies owner/provider Audit trail of use Deterrent Protects and reassures

University of Surrey Information Services PatronMark Background Product testing and evaluation Results –Audio: batch processing –Images: music scores –Video Operational testbed

University of Surrey Information Services More information Contacts: –Dr Elizabeth Lyon: –Jon Maslin: Web sites: – –

University of Surrey Information Services Application: resource based learning Subject expert orientated –user controlled content, format –common web environment: Word, HTML editor Programme control –specialised media functions –e.g. audio fade in, fade out –images zoom, pan, track