Refining the Definition of "Open" in Open Content - 1 views
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The term “open content” describes any copyrightable work (traditionally excluding software, which is described by other terms like “open source”) that is licensed in a manner that provides users with free and perpetual permission to engage in the 5R activities
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while the choice by open content publishers to use licenses that include requirements and restrictions can optimize their ability to accomplish their own local goals, the choice typically harms the global goals of the broader open content community.
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many open content publishers make technical choices that interfere with a user’s ability to engage in those same activities.