Copyright Vs. Copyleft: Understanding Both Sides Of Using Data, Information, What Should Be Free And What Shouldn't Be

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Copyright trademark and licensing laws make it so that certain written, spoken and other derivative works are protected ... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.

Copyright trademark and licensing laws make it so that certain written, spoken and other derivative works are protected from piracy. This book covers the definitions and history of copyrights along with the movement that is opposed to such laws, those that support copyleft ideas. Copyleft states that certain things should be made available to the public for free under certain conditions.

Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Less