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* [http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines Debian Free Software Guidelines] from [http://www.debian.org/ The Debian Project] | * [http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines Debian Free Software Guidelines] from [http://www.debian.org/ The Debian Project] | ||
* [http://www.freedomdefined.org/Definition Definition of Free Cultural Works] | * [http://www.freedomdefined.org/Definition Definition of Free Cultural Works] | ||
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| + | * [http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html Copyright basics] ([http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf PDF version]), from [http://www.copyright.gov/ US Copyright Office]. Overview of copyright issues for US jurisdictions. An excellent introduction to the subject and terminology. | ||
Revision as of 18:29, 2 March 2007
This is a reading list of Web sites and paper books that you can use to get informed about Open Content, licenses, copyright, and related issues.
See CcDebate for in depth discussion of CC-specific issues.
Books on licensing
Several of the books highlighted at Books discuss licensing.
- Open Source Licensing: Software Freedom and Intellectual Property Law. Book by Lawrence Rosen about Open Source licenses. All chapters available for download under the Academic Free License 3.0.
- Open Source and Free Software Licensing. By Andrew M. St. Laurent, from O'Reilly and Associates. All chapters available for download under by-nd license.
Freedom definitions
- Free Software Definition from the Free Software Foundation
- Open Source Definition from the Open Source Institute
- Debian Free Software Guidelines from The Debian Project
- Definition of Free Cultural Works
Copyright
- Copyright basics (PDF version), from US Copyright Office. Overview of copyright issues for US jurisdictions. An excellent introduction to the subject and terminology.
