Creative Commons

Copyright Needs Limits, As It Restricts Innovation

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.27.2009 | Business


Gary Shapiro

Defenders of expanded copyright restrictions imply that content owners have been on a losing streak and have few tools at their disposal. Wrong.

How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own

David Bollier | Posted 03.19.2009 | Media


David Bollier

An open culture, a sharing economy and a digital republic: the foundations for this new world actually matured during the nightmarish Bush years, beneath its contemptuous gaze.

Face/Off: How a Little Change in Facebook's User Policy is Making People Rethink the Rights They Give Away Online

Daniel Sinker | Posted 02.17.2009 | Media


Daniel Sinker

What's got billionare Mark Zuckerberg so blue? Just that his service is claiming perpetual rights to all its 175 million users' content, even if you kill your account.

Tila Tequila Likes to F*ck...with Free Speech

Disgrasian | Posted 02.13.2009 | Media


Disgrasian

It sounds a helluva lot like Tila Tequila believes in censorship. Of the very same medium that made her, which, frankly, we find shockingly ungrateful.

Wikipedia Founder Proposes Support for Open Textbooks

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 04.01.2008 | Business


Esther Wojcicki

The Open Educational Resources (OER) movement does not need another group doing the same thing. One area where it needs support is search.