Copyfight: Creative Commons, Open Licensing, Bringing Information to the People (and letting them use it)

Authors

  • Candace Hare

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5931/djim.v3i1.24

Keywords:

Copyright, Open licensing, creative commons,

Abstract

This article looks at some of the current issues regarding copyright laws and open licensing. The "copyfight" is a response to the increasingly strict copyright laws instituted in North America and internationally, and includes such projects as Creative Commons copyright labelling to promote the sharing and remixing of creative works. More political efforts are also undertaken to bring free information to those who need it, such as citizens of the developing world who could benefit from knowledge held under copyright in developed countries.

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