Implications of the NonCommercial (NC) restriction for educational content licensed under a Creative Commons (cc) licence

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dc.contributor.authorKeats, Derek
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-22T19:10:15Z
dc.date.available2010-03-22T19:10:15Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractIndividuals and institutions are increasingly making content available under Creative Commons (cc) licences. Creative Commons licences are heterogeneous, even though common discourse often assumes homogeneity. A cc licence that is analogous to the free software licence of the GNU General Public Licence is the cc Attribution-ShareAlike (BY-SA) licence. An informal survey of content on the Internet indicates that less than 24% of educational content uses this licence. Seventy-three per cent of content surveyed uses a cc NonCommercial (NC) restriction on use. Casual conversations with authors who use cc licences indicate that most do not understand the implications of choosing a particular licence. A set of principle-based guidelines for choosing cc licences for educational content is suggested.en
dc.formatTexten
dc.format.extent1 digital file (p. 74-80)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/42423
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, ZAen
dc.relation.ispartofSouthern African journal of information and communication, no. 7, 2006en
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATIONen
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL NEEDSen
dc.subjectRESEARCH NEEDSen
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYen
dc.subjectCOPYRIGHTen
dc.subjectAFRICAen
dc.titleImplications of the NonCommercial (NC) restriction for educational content licensed under a Creative Commons (cc) licenceen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number102895
idrc.project.titleCommons-sense: Copyright Alternatives, Education and Innovation in Africaen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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