The topic of copyrights is a crucial component in understanding todays media landscape. The purpose of having a copyright system as outlined in the U.S. Constitution is to provide content creators with incentives to create. Copyrights allows revenue to be generated through sales of copies of works; allowing works to be created which otherwise would not be created. Yet it is possible that not all creative projects require the same legal framework. The so called "copyleft" movement offers an alternative to the industrial mode of cultural production. "Copylefted" works can be divided into two...
The topic of copyrights is a crucial component in understanding todays media landscape. The purpose of having a copyright system as outlined in the U....