Open Licenses and Content Distribution.

Vimal Kumar, V. Open Licenses and Content Distribution., 2008 . In Emerging Trends and Challenges in Library and Information Services., Poondi, February 6-8. [Conference paper]

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English abstract

Commercial content distributors prevent the free access of digital content using copyright law and technology. Open content licenses give opportunity to publish the work free without loosing creator’s ownership. And users have the right to use, copy, distribute, modify, perform, display and create derivative works. Open content license ensures community participation in content development and distribution, and give hype and hope for both content developers and users.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: open licenses creative commons open content content distribution
Subjects: E. Publishing and legal issues. > EE. Intellectual freedom.
B. Information use and sociology of information > BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
E. Publishing and legal issues. > EB. Printing, electronic publishing, broadcasting.
E. Publishing and legal issues. > ED. Intellectual property: author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft, open access.
Depositing user: Vimal Kumar V.
Date deposited: 18 Feb 2008
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:10
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/11094

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