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If you look at the profile page, it now states that the works I post on this journal are now under a license from Creative Commons.
I have an issue with copyright law. As someone very much tied to the idea of the freedom of information and ideas, things like the Mickey Mouse Preservation Act (which is the derogatory nickname given to the law that extended copyright the last time, as it was lobbied for by Disney) leave a bad taste in my mouth. I believe in public domain and the ability to freely share ideas. I'm a fan of Lawrence Lessig's Free Culture (go read it!).
On the other hand, I'm also a scientist/engineer by training and a writer by hobby. I don't like the idea of people stealing my hard work. I don't care if they use it, because that's how science works, but I do not want my work being passed off as someone else's. I don't want royalties; I just want credit where credit is due.
Which is why I fell in love with the idea behind Creative Commons. From their website:
Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."
Because there is a very large gap between "All Rights Reserved" and "No Rights Reserved". And there's a lot of work out there that should be shared, but we're not all as ubiquitous as Shakespeare or Fourier, so it's easier for it to get plagiarized. And CC fixes that by giving us a middle ground that doesn't go against my beliefs about copyright law.
All XAOSverse and other original works are under that. If I ever actually write it, I suppose fanworks are also under there.
I have an issue with copyright law. As someone very much tied to the idea of the freedom of information and ideas, things like the Mickey Mouse Preservation Act (which is the derogatory nickname given to the law that extended copyright the last time, as it was lobbied for by Disney) leave a bad taste in my mouth. I believe in public domain and the ability to freely share ideas. I'm a fan of Lawrence Lessig's Free Culture (go read it!).
On the other hand, I'm also a scientist/engineer by training and a writer by hobby. I don't like the idea of people stealing my hard work. I don't care if they use it, because that's how science works, but I do not want my work being passed off as someone else's. I don't want royalties; I just want credit where credit is due.
Which is why I fell in love with the idea behind Creative Commons. From their website:
Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."
Because there is a very large gap between "All Rights Reserved" and "No Rights Reserved". And there's a lot of work out there that should be shared, but we're not all as ubiquitous as Shakespeare or Fourier, so it's easier for it to get plagiarized. And CC fixes that by giving us a middle ground that doesn't go against my beliefs about copyright law.
All XAOSverse and other original works are under that. If I ever actually write it, I suppose fanworks are also under there.
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