Book/Printed Material The digital public domain : foundations for an open culture

Title

• The digital public domain : foundations for an open culture

Summary

• "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."--Publisher's website
• Foreword by Charles Nesson -- Introduction by Melanie Dulong de Rosnay and Juan Carlos De Martin -- Manifesto and policy recommendations -- I. Introducing the digital public domain -- 1. Communia and the European public domain project : a politics of the public domain / Giancarlo Frosio -- II. Legal framework -- 2. Consume and share : making copyright fit for the digital agenda / Marco Ricolfi -- 3. Evaluating Directive 2001/29/EC in the light of the digital public domain / Lucie Guibault -- 4. Building digital commons through open access management of copyright-related rights / Giuseppe Mazziotti -- -- III. Developments and case studies -- 5. Contractually-constructed research commons : a critical economic appraisal / Enrico Bertacchini -- 6. Social motivations and incentives in ex situ conservation of microbial genetic resources / Tom Dedeurwaerdere, Per M. Stromberg and Unai Pascual -- 7. Open knowledge : promises and challenges / Rufus Pollock and Jo Walsh -- 8. Science commons : building the research web / Kaitlin Thaney -- 9. The DRIVER project : the socio-economic benefits of a European scientific commons / Karen Van Godtsenhoven -- 10. CC Rel : the creative commons rights expression language / Hal Abelson, Ben Adida, Mike Linksvayer and Nathan Yergler -- 11. The value of registering creative works / Rolan Alton-Scheidl, Joe Benso and Martin Springer -- Select bibliography of resources cited

Names

• De Martin, Juan Carlos editor
• Dulong de Rosnay, Mélanie editor
• Open Book Publishers, issuing body

Created / Published

• Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, [2012]
• ©2012

Contents

• Foreword / Charles R. Nesson -- Introduction / Melanie Dulong de Rosnay and Juan Carlos De Martin -- The Public Domain Manifesto -- I. Introducing the Digital Public Domain -- Communia and the European Public Domain Project: A Politics of the Public Domain / Giancarlo Frosio -- II. Legal Framework -- Consume and Share: Making Copyright Fit for the Digital Agenda / Marco Ricolfi -- Evaluating Directive 2001/29/EC in the Light of the Digital Public Domain / Lucie Guibault -- Building Digital Commons through Open Access Management of Copyright-related Rights / Giuseppe Mazziotti -- III. The Digital Public Domain Developments and Case Studies -- Contractually-constructed Research Commons: A Critical Economic Appraisal / Enrico Bertacchini -- Social Motivations and Incentives in Ex Situ Conservation of Microbial Genetic Resources / Tom Dedeurwaerdere, Per M. Stromberg and Unai Pascual -- Open Knowledge: Promises and Challenges / Rufus Pollock and Jo Walsh -- Science Commons: Building the Research / Web Kaitlin Thaney -- The DRIVER Project: The Socio-economic Benefits of a European Scientific Commons / Karen Van Godtsenhoven -- CC REL: The Creative Commons Rights Expression Language / Hal Abelson, Ben Adida, Mike Linksvayer and Nathan Yergler -- The Value of Registering Creative Works / Roland Alton-Scheidl, Joe Benso and Martin Springer -- Select Bibliography of Resources Cited -- Websites -- Reports, Conference Papers and Working Papers.

Headings

• -  Copyright and electronic data processing
• -  Fair use (Copyright)
• -  Intellectual property
• -  Internet--Law and legislation
• -  Public domain (Copyright law)
• -  Public domain (Copyright law)--Europe

Notes

• -  Copyright: The articles of this book are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 unported license. For more detailed information consult the publishers website
• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220).
• -  Includes bibliography (pages 205-220).
• -  Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Open Book Publishers website, Viewed on April 14, 2020).

Medium

• 1 online resource (xxv, 220 pages) : illustrations

Call Number/Physical Location

• K1443.P83

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2019452715

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2019452715

Rights Advisory

• Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode External

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2019452715

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