Detailed Information on Publication Record
2013
Dangers of Over-Enthusiasm in Licensing under Creative Commons
KOŠČÍK, Michal and Jaromír ŠAVELKABasic information
Original name
Dangers of Over-Enthusiasm in Licensing under Creative Commons
Authors
KOŠČÍK, Michal (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jaromír ŠAVELKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology, Brno, Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 1802-5943
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50500 5.5 Law
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
References:
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14220/13:00066723
Organization unit
Faculty of Law
Keywords in English
Creative commons copyright license copyright infringement internet
Tags
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International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 29/4/2014 15:50, Mgr. Petra Georgala
Abstract
V originále
In this paper we assess the Creative Commons licensing scheme that offers a simple, user-friendly tool to allow anyone to distribute or build upon others' work without the necessity of drafting legal documents. Even a person without any legal education or knowledge of law can use the Creative Commons website to license her work under a professionally drafted license contract. We argue that this user-friendliness has its risks and pitfalls. The licensing procedure itself is perhaps too easy and may create an illusion that nothing can go wrong. But licensing is not as simple as it may appear from the first visit of Creative Commons' website. The most frequent mistake a user can make when using a license under the Creative Commons is to license a work for which he has no legal title. Surprisingly to many users, even the author of the work does not always have the right to license its work under the Creative Commons licensing scheme.
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