Comics vanguard of intellectual property discussion
October 2nd, 2009
I just love some of the comics out there now. XKCD.com
consistently covers some of my favorite topics, from the cancelled Whedon TV show Firefly, to intellectual property issues.
Knowing of my somewhat unusual interests, a colleague recently pointed out another comic strip to me. Shortpacked! has a recent strip which addresses Creative Commons and the public domain. Alas, it seems they have made a small error, basically equating work under a Creative Commons share alike license with the public domain.
In the former, the creator retains copyright but allows others to use the material as long as any work created is shared similarly. With public domain, no one owns copyright in the work, and there are no copyright restrictions at all.
