W10: Wikipedia, Remix culture
1) Wikipedia's unique characteristics, remix
Copyright in Wikipedia is clearly
different from the previous concept of copyright. Originally, copyright was
meant to be used when manipulating or using someone's original creation, after
seeking permission from the copyright holder. So, it means it was a bit more
strict.
However, copyright in Wikipedia is more
of a concept of “sharing”. This is because it is allowed to create new
creations by newly combining and developing existing materials. Of course,
without the permission of the copyright holder!
This remix culture is the basis of
Wikipedia, and I think that this is what made Wikipedia so much better.
2) Impressive
This remix culture is said to have
originated from open source software, and it was expected how the shared
creations in these various fields would change the paradigm for copyright in
the future. The most interesting thing is that the original authors do not
insist that their work is "my own." Literally, people want to expand their work indefinitely by using collective intelligence. In fact, I think clear
copyright is a really difficult concept in today's Internet world.
3) Discussion points
If so, shouldn't we protect the
copyrights of the first creators in Wikipedia's remix culture? No matter how
much, it will not affect more remixes and contributions to mark that it started
with someone? I would like to discuss copyright on Wikipedia in the future.
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