New Book: Intelligent Multimedia

Intelligent Multimedia
Managing Creative Works in a Digital World

Danièle Bourcier, CERSA-CNRS University of Paris 2, France;
Pompeu Casanovas, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain;
Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay, Politecnico di Torino;
Catharina Maracke, Shonan Fujisawa Campus, Keio University (Eds.)

The development of affordable computer technologies coupled with the advances in
multimedia technology enable the transformation of users in cultural actors. The notion
of "Intelligent Multimedia"- which is the title of this book - summarizes this social
and technical transformation. The Semantic Web,among other technologies, facilitates
access to and processing of multimedia and informational works. Consumers become
prosumers in the new stages of the Web. However, the possibilities offered by the
technologies are not always accompanied by the law. Lawrence Lessig, one of the Creative
Commons founders, pointed out a paradox in the Foreword of our previous book
International Commons at the Digital Age - La création en partage (Romillat, Paris,
2004): "First, copyright is essential to the dignity and often the incentives of
creative authors. Second, the existing system of copyright is insanely complex and often
harmful to the interest of creators". Today, copyright law could change towards an
ecology of innovation and open access leading to the transformation of both technical
protocols and governance. Creative Commons is one instrument to overcome legal barriers
for disseminating, sharing and reusing all this knowledge and creativity.

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