Open Access, Digital Rights Management, and Creative Commons
In today’s class we’ll be discussing the ways in which information moves (or is restricted from moving) on the internet. Via discussion points provided in Kim Christien’s article and the film The Internet’s Own Boy, we will reflect on Christien’s fundamental question, “does information really want to be free?” and consider the impacts open access platforms and digital rights management have on Indigenous knowledges.
In today’s workshop, you will learn about Creative Commons and Traditional Knowledge licences, including how to apply them to your Twine remediation and audio storytelling assignments.
- You can find UBC’s Position Statement on Open Access here
- Here is the Canadian Association of Research Libraries statement on OA
Today’s readings
- Kim Christien. “Does Information Really Want to be Free?”
- Open Access Manifesto
- The Internet’s Own Boy (film)
- Recommended reading: Imagining a Traditional Knowledge Commons
Download the Creative Commons Worksheet
