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Pieces of the Puzzle
The public domain was ready to receive a new batch of content that was protected by copyright until 1998, when it began to be discussed on an unprecedented extension. Copyright entered the center of public debate. -
Copyright Term Extension Act
The Copyright Term Extension Act is a US law that extended copyright for another 20 additional years. It means that the copyright of one work will be maintained throughout the life of an author and during the 70 years after his death, while if it is a business work that period extends to 120 years. -
Eldred v. Ashcroft
Eldred v. Ashcroft is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States upholding the constitutionality of the Copyright Term Extension Act. The main argument of this case was that many companies were affected, because they worked with contents that were expected to go into the public domain in 1998. -
Creative Commons Birthday Party
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that works to expand the amount of contents and materials available in the public domain. They created a licensing system that allows you to manage copyright in a more agile and a cheaper way. Creative Commons Goals -
Creative Commons Licenses
Creative Commons currently has 6 different copyright licenses. These tools allow authors to disseminate their content and reserve the copyright they want. On the other hand, these licenses make it easier for other people reuse materials freely without having to obtain an express permission from the author. Creative Commons Licenses -
Creative Commons Universe
Creative Commons licenses have allowed 1.6 billion content of all types to be easily shared on the Internet, and in other formats. The goal is this number of contents to continue growing as more authors join this movement. Creative Commons Remix -
Join the Creative Commons Community
The best way to join the community is to put your creativity in a content, register your authorship and then disseminate it through one of the Creative Commons licenses. This will help your materials to be known well beyond the borders of your circle of friends or your country. Creative Commons Community -
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Creative Commons "A Path for Richer Public Domain" by Margaret López is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY International 4.0)
