Copyright (and the fine print)

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From Copyright (C), over Creative Commons (CC), to Public Domain (PD)

The Creative Commons licences define the spectrum of possibilities between full copyright (all rights reserved) and the public domain (no rights reserved). The licences will help authors keep their copyright while inviting certain uses of their work - a "some rights reserved" copyright.

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Copyright of Abstracts

Abstracts in the wiki bibliography are submitted by their authors who use the wiki to make their research as accessible as possible. However, abstracts have varying copyrights depending which publisher the work is published through. You should always use/cite abstracts according to fair use. You may also visit the publisher's website to learn about the specific copyright terms (e.g. ACM or Springer) or contact the author directly. Bottom line: Cite/use abstracts according to the principles of fair use as it may otherwise be construed as a copyright infringement and subject to legal action.

If you are the copyright owner of an abstract and you believe that your copyright has been infringed by an author - who has unrightfully included the abstract on his/her author page - you may solve the problem through these simple steps:

  1. Go to the author's page
  2. Find the publication/abstract and click "edit"
  3. Erase the abstract and provide a brief explanation in the comment field
  4. Click "submit for approval". Our editorial board will take care of the correction as soon as possible.

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Changes to this page

29 Apr 2007: An update to this author page was rejected
20 Apr 2007: Author information updated by Raul
12 Jan 2007: A comment has been submitted by Billi
12 Jan 2007: A comment has been submitted by Willi
11 Jan 2007: A comment has been submitted by Mark
10 Jan 2007: A comment has been submitted by Ann
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30 Dec 2004: Rewrote the page.
07 Sep 2004: Updated the page to include a copyright statement about the graphics of the site
Old-school copyright is a hindrance to free movement of ideas. Such copyright is worthless to anyone who actively wants his/her ideas to spread, so long as he/she is cited and acknowledged.



We have a massive system to regulate creativity. A massive system of lawyers regulating creativity as copyright law has expanded in unrecognizable forms, going from a regulation of publishing to a regulation of copying.


--- Lawrence Lessig

How do I reference a page/article on Interaction-Design.org?

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Author(s): Mads Soegaard
URL: http://www.interaction-design.org/about/copyright.html