30 June 2006

Global alliance seeks more flexible copyright system

Global alliance seeks more flexible copyright system In Digital Age, Advancing a Flexible Copyright System

An alliance of scientists, lawyers and artists has been working toward a "creative commons" that allows artists to decide if they'd like to share rights to their work or retain those rights.

New technology is the impetus behind this reexamination of intellectual property, and the founders of the Creative Commons system hope that new policies and business models will allow a more flexible approach to copyrights.

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