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The Digital Public Domain: Foundations for an Open Culture
- Melanie Dulong de Rosnay (editor)
- Juan Carlos De Martin(editor)
- Charles R. Nesson (foreword by)
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| Title | The Digital Public Domain |
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| Subtitle | Foundations for an Open Culture |
| Contributor | Melanie Dulong de Rosnay (editor) |
| Juan Carlos De Martin(editor) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0019 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0019 |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
| Copyright | Melanie Dulong de Rosnay; Juan Carlos De Martin |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Publication place | Cambridge, UK |
| Published on | 2012-03-26 |
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| ISBN | 978-1-906924-45-4 (Paperback) |
| 978-1-906924-46-1 (Hardback) | |
| 978-1-906924-47-8 (PDF) | |
| 978-1-80064-446-5 (HTML) | |
| 978-1-906924-75-1 (EPUB) | |
| 978-1-906924-76-8 (MOBI) | |
| Short abstract | Digital technology has made culture more accessible than ever before, but along with this technological democratization comes a paradoxical flipside: the norms regulating culture’s use – copyright and related rights – have become increasingly restrictive. Bringing together academics, librarians, entrepreneurs, activists and policy makers, this book argues that the Public Domain – the informational works owned by all of us – is fundamental to a healthy society. Essential reading for anyone interested in the current debate about copyright and the internet, this book opens up discussion and offers practical solutions to the difficult question of the regulation of culture in the digital age. |
| Long abstract | 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. The free PDF edition of this title was made possible by generous funding received from the European Union (eContentplus framework project ECP-2006-PSI-610001). |
| Print length | 249 pages (xxvii + 222) |
| Language | English (Original) |
| Dimensions | 156 x 13 x 234 mm | 6.14" x 0.52" x 9.21" (Paperback) |
| 156 x 16 x 234 mm | 6.14" x 0.63" x 9.21" (Hardback) | |
| Weight | 781g | 27.55oz (Paperback) |
| 1161g | 40.95oz (Hardback) | |
| Media | 12 illustrations |
| 2 tables | |
| OCLC Number | 794060466 |
| LCCN | 2019452715 |
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Contents
- Giancarlo Frosio
- Giuseppe Mazziotti
- Tom Dedeurwaerdere
- Per M. Stromberg
- Unai Pascual
- Rufus Pollock
- Jo Walsh
- Kaitlin Thaney
- Karen Van Godtsenhoven
- Hal Abelson
- Ben Adida
- Mike Linksvayer
- Nathan Yergler
- Roland Alton-Scheidl
- Joe Benso
- Martin Springer
Contributors
Melanie Dulong de Rosnay
(editor)Juan Carlos De Martin
(editor)Faculty Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University