Defining noncommercial use in online content: a study of Internet user's understanding of commercial and noncommercial uses of online content reveals that most are unfamiliar with copyright law.

Information Outlook › Vol. 13 Nbr. 8, December 2009

Author: Harris, Lesley Ellen

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Defining noncommercial use in online content: a study of Internet user's understanding of commercial and noncommercial uses of online content reveals that most are unfamiliar with copyright law.

Creative Commons (CC), a nonprofit organization that provides content creators with free "short" licenses to quickly and easily license their online content, conducted a study earlier this year to explore Internet users' understanding of the terms "commercial use" and "noncommercial use." (The study, Defining "Noncommercial": A Study o...

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