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The Digital Public Domain - Foundations for an Open Culture (Hardcover)
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The Digital Public Domain - Foundations for an Open Culture (Hardcover)
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Digital technology has made culture more accessible than ever
before. Texts, audio, pictures and video can easily be produced,
disseminated, used and remixed using devices that are increasingly
user-friendly and affordable. However, along with this
technological democratization comes a paradoxical flipside: the
norms regulating culture's use - copyright and related rights -
have become increasingly restrictive. This book brings together
essays by academics, librarians, entrepreneurs, activists and
policy makers, who were all part of the EU-funded Communia project.
Together the authors argue that the Public Domain - that is, the
informational works owned by all of us, be that literature, music,
the output of scientific research, educational material or public
sector information - is fundamental to a healthy society. The
essays range from more theoretical papers on the history of
copyright and the Public Domain, to practical examples and case
studies of recent projects that have engaged with the principles of
Open Access and Creative Commons licensing. The book is essential
reading for anyone interested in the current debate about copyright
and the Internet. It opens up discussion and offers practical
solutions to the difficult question of the regulation of culture at
the digital age.
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