Day 1: The Public Domain
The public domain is our cultural commons and a crucial resource for innovation and access to knowledge. Copyright should strive to promote, and not diminish, a robust, accessible public domain.
Learn More:
- EFF: It’s Copyright Week 2024
- EFF: The Public Domain Benefits Everyone – But Sometimes Copyright Holders Won’t Let Go
Day 2: Device and Digital Ownership
As the things we buy increasingly exist either in digital form or as devices with software, we also find ourselves subject to onerous licensing agreements and technological restrictions. If you buy something, you should be able to truly own it – meaning you can learn how it works, repair it, remove unwanted features, or tinker with it to make it work in a new way.
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Day 3: Copyright and AI
The growing availability of artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI trained on datasets that include copyrightable material, has raised new debates about copyright law. It’s important to remember the limitations of copyright law in giving the kind of protections creators are looking for.
Learn More:
- EFF: What Home Videotaping Can Tell Us About Generative AI
- ARL: Training Generative AI Models on Copyrighted Works Is Fair Use
Day 4: Free Expression and Fair Use
Copyright policy should encourage creativity, not hamper it. Fair use makes it possible for us to comment, criticize, and rework our common culture.
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Day 5: Copyright Enforcement as a Tool of Censorship
Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right essential to a functioning democracy. Copyright should encourage more speech, not act as a legal cudgel to silence it.
Learn More:
- EFF: More Than a Decade Later, Site-Blocking Is Still Censorship
- Wikimedia: Advocating for Freedom of Panorama in South Africa