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| − | =Origin - Idea of property= | + | ===Origin - Idea of property=== |
creator / purchase should 'own' property | creator / purchase should 'own' property | ||
allow perpetual use and control | allow perpetual use and control | ||
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[[:File:MOOC OER- Copyright.mm]] | [[:File:MOOC OER- Copyright.mm]] | ||
| − | =Ideas and ownership= | + | ===Ideas and ownership=== |
copyright law - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright | copyright law - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright | ||
extended over time, now for 50 years after death of author. | extended over time, now for 50 years after death of author. | ||
| − | =Copyright – includes many rights= | + | ===Copyright – includes many rights=== |
#Right to re-use | #Right to re-use | ||
#Right to give to others | #Right to give to others | ||
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#Attribution right | #Attribution right | ||
| + | === Illustrations of relaxation of copyright === | ||
Software – GPL (General Public License) – Free and Open Source Software | Software – GPL (General Public License) – Free and Open Source Software | ||
| − | Content – CC (Creative Commons) – Open Educational Resources, open content, open access | + | |
| + | Content – CC ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_commons Creative Commons]) – Open Educational Resources, open content, open access | ||
#CC – BY - Attribution - (giving credit to the author, mentioning author name in the article) | #CC – BY - Attribution - (giving credit to the author, mentioning author name in the article) | ||
#CC – NC - Non commercial- (you can share the article with others but you cannot sell it / make profit from it) | #CC – NC - Non commercial- (you can share the article with others but you cannot sell it / make profit from it) | ||
| − | #CC – ND - Non derivative - (you can share it but you cannot make any changes to it, you | + | #CC – ND - Non derivative - (you can share it but you cannot make any changes to it, you cannot make any derivative from the article) |
#CC – SA - Share alike - (if you make any changes to the article, you must also release it under the same license. If the original resource was having copyright CC BY SA, if you make any changes, your version should also be released under the same copyright CC BY SA) | #CC – SA - Share alike - (if you make any changes to the article, you must also release it under the same license. If the original resource was having copyright CC BY SA, if you make any changes, your version should also be released under the same copyright CC BY SA) | ||
| − | #CC – BY | + | #CC – BY – NC – ND ((you can share the article with others giving credit to the author, but you cannot sell it / make profit from it, you cannot make any changes to it, you cannot make any derivative from the article) |
Eg KOER – CC BY SA NC and NROER – CC BY SA | Eg KOER – CC BY SA NC and NROER – CC BY SA | ||
Revision as of 01:48, 4 September 2017
Origin - Idea of property
creator / purchase should 'own' property allow perpetual use and control
Ideas and ownership
copyright law - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright extended over time, now for 50 years after death of author.
Copyright – includes many rights
- Right to re-use
- Right to give to others
- Right to make changes
- Right to sell
- Attribution right
Each of these rights can be relaxed by the author. The two extremes are "all rights reserved" v/s "Public domain". In between we have different rights relaxed
- Right to re-use
- Right to give to others
- Right to make changes
- Right to sell
- Attribution right
Illustrations of relaxation of copyright
Software – GPL (General Public License) – Free and Open Source Software
Content – CC (Creative Commons) – Open Educational Resources, open content, open access
- CC – BY - Attribution - (giving credit to the author, mentioning author name in the article)
- CC – NC - Non commercial- (you can share the article with others but you cannot sell it / make profit from it)
- CC – ND - Non derivative - (you can share it but you cannot make any changes to it, you cannot make any derivative from the article)
- CC – SA - Share alike - (if you make any changes to the article, you must also release it under the same license. If the original resource was having copyright CC BY SA, if you make any changes, your version should also be released under the same copyright CC BY SA)
- CC – BY – NC – ND ((you can share the article with others giving credit to the author, but you cannot sell it / make profit from it, you cannot make any changes to it, you cannot make any derivative from the article)
Eg KOER – CC BY SA NC and NROER – CC BY SA