Copyright law enables content creators to control the use and distribution of their works, but some argue it inhibits sharing and new creativity. Creative Commons was founded to address this by allowing creators to choose open licenses for their works rather than restricting reuse. The organization provides various license options that allow content to be shared and reused while still giving credit to the original creator. Creative Commons licenses rely on and complement existing copyright law by protecting content while encouraging greater access and participation.

1. Internet Politics and Power
Online policy primer

2. Creative
Commons
Ruling out copyright laws?

3. Copyright law: legal concept,
enabling content creators to
control the use and
dissemination of their content.
(Melinte & Jalbã, 2014).

4. Unauthorised file sharing technologies enable content piracy and inhibit users to get the
legal access to the content and thus impacting the income potential of the artists.
(Bowrey & Rimmer, 2002).
Originally, copyright was considered by government to control publishing.
Copyright is automatically assigned when content is created and shared, proving that
content belongs to the creator and does not have any fees or charge.
(Melinte & Jalbã, 2014).

5. Introduction of
DMCA (1998)
To guard the copyright locks on digital
content.
(Thibodeau, 2002).

6. But wait there is
more….

7. INTERNET
 A sharing platform.
 Fosters participation.
 Encourages peer to peer networks.
 Promotes creativity.

8. Copyright inhibits people from creating new works. Considering deficiencies of
copyright, Lawrence Lessig founded an organisation called Creative Commons in 2001
that enables content-creators to license their works as open instead of constraints.
(Books and arts: Killing creativity; copyright law; 2004)
According to Lessig "A society that defends the ideals of free culture must preserve
precisely the opportunity for new creativity to threaten the old”
(Books and arts: Killing creativity; copyright law; 2004)

9. Creative Commons allows sharing of
content and reuse of amateur
creations.
(Samuelson, 2007)

10. Creative Commons provide various license
options to authors, to guard copyright
protection for their creative works.
(O'Sullivan, 2008)

11.  Creative Commons allows designers, writers,
videographers and web developers to use content
free of charge, when attributed.
(Cousins, 2014)
 Creative Commons are legal
documents in a form of
contract.”
 Creative Commons does not
stop licensing the content rather
encourages content creators to
allow access to their content
using different licences that can
be downloaded from the
website.
(O'Sullivan, 2008)

12.  Creative Commons does not
does not pose any threat to
existence of copyright law rather
depends on it.
(O'Sullivan, 2008)
 The content under creative commons is protected
by copyright law and can be used under some
licences.
(Cousins, 2014)
 The use of Creative Commons licences does not
avert the owners of the content from getting credits
for their works and from earning money.
(O'Sullivan, 2008)

13. Creative Commons does not intend to revolutionize
copyright rather try to create a balance between privacy
and a total renunciation of ownership.
(O'Sullivan, 2008)

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