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See [[CcDebate]] for in depth discussion of CC-specific issues.
 
See [[CcDebate]] for in depth discussion of CC-specific issues.
  
== Books on licensing ==
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== Licensing ==
  
 
Several of the books highlighted at [[Books]] discuss licensing.
 
Several of the books highlighted at [[Books]] discuss licensing.
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* [http://www.rosenlaw.com/oslbook.htm 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.
 
* [http://www.rosenlaw.com/oslbook.htm 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.
 
* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/osfreesoft/ 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.
 
* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/osfreesoft/ 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.
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* [http://www.catb.org/~esr/Licensing-HOWTO.html Licensing HOWTO]. By Eric and Catherine Raymond. Detailed discussion of Open Source licensing issues, comparison of licenses, and some process information about changing license. Some idiosyncratic terminology ("academic licenses", for example).
  
 
== Freedom definitions ==
 
== Freedom definitions ==

Revision as of 18:37, 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.

Licensing

Several of the books highlighted at Books discuss licensing.

Freedom definitions

Copyright