One of the most
important aspects of (intellectual) ownership of the commons is the
creation of relevant licences. In every part of modern society
everything that is written, or painted, or photographed is
automatically privatized. If you don't want to claim private
ownership over something you made, you have to state that explicitly,
by adding a license like “public domain”, “creative commons”
etc.
What are the
historic backgrounds of this development, and what might be the
consequences in future?
Which alternatives
are possible?
At least two
lectures (45 mins):
- general lecture on the history of copyrights. How the commons was privatized.
- lecture on the different “copyleft”-licenses:
- public domain; different definitions in different countries
- cc - in all its different versions
- freedom of panorama
- “orphaned works” - no creator known
- works created by government
- is there a helpdesk for questions about specific topics?
and further - really
important:
see: