Understanding copyright

From Karnataka Open Educational Resources

Origin - Idea of property

creator / purchase should 'own' property allow perpetual use and control

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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

  1. Right to re-use
  2. Right to give to others
  3. Right to make changes
  4. Right to sell
  5. 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

  1. Right to re-use
  2. Right to give to others
  3. Right to make changes
  4. Right to sell
  5. Attribution right

Software – GPL (General Public License) – Free and Open Source Software Content – CC (Creative Commons) – Open Educational Resources, open content, open access https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_commons

CC – BY - Attribution CC – SA - Share alike CC – BY – SA – NC – ND CC – NC - Non commercial CC – ND - Non derivative

Eg KOER – CC BY SA NC and NROER – CC BY SA