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Description
Presentation for the 2015 Open Access Symposium discussing open access, copyright, and the public domain.
Physical Description
18 p.
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Annotated PowerPoint (ppt) version of this presentation is available for download.
Abstract: The public domain is in danger. The impact of multiple changes in U.S. law, many of which were part of American implementation of international copyright agreements, has drastically reduced the flow of works into the space where they are free for all to use. Nevertheless, the public domain is an integral part of the copyright bargain. This presentation will explore how we got into the current situation, why it should concern us, and what we might do to improve our prospects for a robust public domain.
This presentation is part of the following collection of related materials.
UNT Open Access Symposium
Sponsored by the University of North Texas, these annual symposia focus on topics such as futures of academic publishing, the business and economics of open access, and law and public information. This collection contains selected presentations given at the symposia since 2010.
