Larsen, Mikkel Ellung

Refstrup, Klavs

Rohde, Jeppe Lykke

Waaben, Jonas

Copyrightens konfliktflader i den digitale tidsalder - En undersøgelse af alternativet Creative Commons Dette projekt undersøger, ud fra en problematiserende, kritisk realistisk tilgang, det nuværende, restriktive copyrightsystem og de principper som den bygger på. Begrebet intellektuel ejendomsret diskuteres og i denne forbindelse anvendes Christopher Mays teori om denne. Derefter opridses og problematiseres den konkrete udmøntning af copyrightsystemet. Copyrighten er i sin nuværende form en måde at organisere ejendom på, som på nogle punkter ikke hænger godt sammen med de nye teknologiske muligheder for distribution og deling af kultur, fx via Internettet. Efter at have identificeret nogle problemer ved copyrightsystemet og have angivet nogle årsager til disse problemer, vendes blikket mod det alternative licenssystem Creative Commons. Creative Commons er et mere liberalt alternativ til copyright, der bruger den nuværende ophavsretslovgivning til at give kunstnere udvidede muligheder for at tillade deling og videreudvikling af deres værker. Det diskuteres i hvor høj grad Creative Commons kan bidrage til løsning af de problemer, der identificeres i forbindelse med det nuværende system. --------------- In english: Copyrights and Conflicts in the Digital Age - An investigation of the alternative Creative Commons This project investigates the contemporary restrictive system of copyrights and the principles on which it is founded from a questioning, critical realist point of view. We examine the concept of intellectual property rights through Christopher May’s theory about these rights. Then we outline and discuss the specific implementation in the form of the copyright system of today. Copyright, in its contemporary form, is a way to organize property that in some ways is not very compatible with the new technological opportunities for distribution and sharing, i.e. via the Internet. After identifying some of the problems of the system of copyrights and suggesting some causes of these problems, we turn our attention to the alternative license system of Creative Commons. Creative Commons is a more liberal alternative to copyright which uses the current copyright laws to provide extended possibilities for artists to allow sharing and modification of their works. We discuss to which extend Creative Commons is able to contribute to the solving of the problems that can be identified in relation to the present system.Copyrightens konfliktflader i den digitale tidsalder - En undersøgelse af alternativet Creative Commons Dette projekt undersøger, ud fra en problematiserende, kritisk realistisk tilgang, det nuværende, restriktive copyrightsystem og de principper som den bygger på. Begrebet intellektuel ejendomsret diskuteres og i denne forbindelse anvendes Christopher Mays teori om denne. Derefter opridses og problematiseres den konkrete udmøntning af copyrightsystemet. Copyrighten er i sin nuværende form en måde at organisere ejendom på, som på nogle punkter ikke hænger godt sammen med de nye teknologiske muligheder for distribution og deling af kultur, fx via Internettet. Efter at have identificeret nogle problemer ved copyrightsystemet og have angivet nogle årsager til disse problemer, vendes blikket mod det alternative licenssystem Creative Commons. Creative Commons er et mere liberalt alternativ til copyright, der bruger den nuværende ophavsretslovgivning til at give kunstnere udvidede muligheder for at tillade deling og videreudvikling af deres værker. Det diskuteres i hvor høj grad Creative Commons kan bidrage til løsning af de problemer, der identificeres i forbindelse med det nuværende system. --------------- In english: Copyrights and Conflicts in the Digital Age - An investigation of the alternative Creative Commons This project investigates the contemporary restrictive system of copyrights and the principles on which it is founded from a questioning, critical realist point of view. We examine the concept of intellectual property rights through Christopher May’s theory about these rights. Then we outline and discuss the specific implementation in the form of the copyright system of today. Copyright, in its contemporary form, is a way to organize property that in some ways is not very compatible with the new technological opportunities for distribution and sharing, i.e. via the Internet. After identifying some of the problems of the system of copyrights and suggesting some causes of these problems, we turn our attention to the alternative license system of Creative Commons. Creative Commons is a more liberal alternative to copyright which uses the current copyright laws to provide extended possibilities for artists to allow sharing and modification of their works. We discuss to which extend Creative Commons is able to contribute to the solving of the problems that can be identified in relation to the present system

Copyrightens konfliktflader i den digitale tidsalder: - En undersøgelse af alternativet Creative Commons

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