Creative commons: A convergence model between the ideal of commons and the possibilities of creation in contemporary times, opposed to copyright impediments¹

Issue title: 16th International Conference on Electronic Publishing – ELPUB 2012 – Social Shaping of Digital Publishing: Exploring the Interplay between Culture and Technology

Guest editors: Ana BaptistaGuest Editor, Peter LindeGuest Editor, Niklas LavessonGuest Editor and Miguel A. BritoGuest Editor

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Araya, Elizabeth Roxana Mass^{; *} | Vidotti, Silvana Aparecida Borsetti Gregorio

Affiliations: Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São Paulo, Brazil

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Elizabeth Roxana Mass Araya, Av. Hygino Muzzi Filho, 737, Campus Universitário de Marília, São Paulo, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected].

Note: [1] Paper also published in the Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Electronic Publishing, ISBN 978-1-61499-064-2.

Abstract: The contemporary individual finds on the Internet and especially on the Web facilitating conditions to build a basic infrastructure based on the concept of commons. He also finds favorable conditions which allow him to collaborate and share resources for the creation, use, reuse, access and dissemination of information. However, he also faces obstacles such as Copyright (Law 9610/98 in Brazil). An alternative is Creative Commons which not only allows the elaboration, use and dissemination of information under legal conditions but also function as a facilitator for the development of informational commons. This paper deals with this scenario.

Keywords: Copyright, commons, creative commons, information and technology, Web 2.0, information science

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-2012-0639

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 31, no. 3-4, pp. 101-109, 2011