CopyLeft--one can use the content for any purpose and change it, as long as all copies and changed works are released under the same (CopyLeft) license as the original.
Creative Commons--enable authors to keep their copyright and at the same time give users some flexibility. This is a "some rights reserved" copyright. The Creative Commons' Share Alike license is like CopyLeft, allowing users to copy, distribute, and remix content if: 1.) the user attributes the revised work to the author, but does not imply the author's approval of it; and 2.) the revised work is distributed under the same or similar license as the original work.
Public Domain--The Creative Commons' Public Domain license and PrimarilyPublicDomain license are the two main Public Domain licenses and they release all possible copyrights of a content producer.
I'm thinking that Regina's Copyright Blog would be protected by a Creative Commons' Share Alike license. I want readers to make comments, corrections, and additions, but I want the license to remain the same so that future readers can change the content again. I don't know about about you, but plain old "copyright" is looking pretty clear cut to me!
Botterbusch, H. R. & Parker, P. (2008). Copyright and collaborative spaces: Open licensing and wikis. TechTrends, 52(1), 7-9.
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Just curious, Regina, when the class is over, will you continue blogging? It's kind of funny to think of the possibility of our blogs floating in cyberspace for many eons to come....kind of like Major Tom. (the 1 hit wonder by Peter Schilling, if you remember back that far to the 80's!) :-] I think I'd like to continue mine if I thought there was a possibility of it ever being read!!
Lorena, I've actually thought about this. Mine is attached to my e-mail address at Clarion for now, so I guess for the next two years, it is good to go. I'm sure I could change the e-mail address to something more permanent so that it could stay up and running. You can completely erase your blog, however, when you no longer want it, but for now, I think it's a good example of my professional work for employment purposes! It would be really nice to have a blog or maybe a wiki for school (work). I've been thinking about doing book reviews/recommendations with my kids or even a place to share cool web site. I'm still tossing around ideas. What do you think?
Creative Commons is a really great organization and they have some fantastic resources on Open Education Resources, public domain and other copyright issues. I found their ccLearn wing to be extremely helpful.
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