[D]oes Lessig really think [through CC licenses] can "tame" the internet by controlling the rustlers of intellectual property?
"Well," he replies, "that's not really our objective. What Creative Commons sets out to do is to make it easier for artists and authors to mark their content with the permission they intend it to carry and to invite people to use that work consistent with the freedoms given and the rights reserved."...
Where, then, does Creative Commons stand on the question of public domain - that vast archive of material communally owned by the people?
"Creative Commons content is not technically in the public domain because it's all copyrighted content that's licenced. But it is effectively, at least for some uses, in the public domain. A creator, or a teacher, or a student who wants access to content doesn't have to worry about being a law violator just because they want to access, or use, or distribute remixed content. And the critical thing is that we do this by getting agreement from the creators."
Posted by
Peter Suber at 1/16/2006 12:23:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
