CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 2, Group 2

Alternative Intellectual Property Models

Creative Commons and the GNU General Public License are two alternative intellectual property models that are used in the software industry, and are now becoming more frequently used for non-software projects. Organizations and projects like Lulu, Wikibooks, and Flickr, utilize these alternative models and facilitate the creation of intellectual works. Examine the ethical considerations surrounding the practice of self-publishing and creation of collaborative works under alternative licenses.

• http://creativecommons.org/
• http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
• http://www.lulu.com/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-publishing
• http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page
• http://www.flickr.com/