Creative Commons Licences, the Copyright Regime and the Online Community: Is there a Fatal Disconnect?

Creative works on the Internet (online works) present challenges to the traditional copyright model. Creative Commons licences are one response to these challenges. Despite the many positive features of Creative Commons licences, certain aspects have attracted criticism. The flaws in Creative Common...

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Published in:Modern Law Review Vol. 74; no. 4; pp. 503 - 532
Main Author: Corbett, Susan
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jul2011
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