Kaitlin Thaney discusses how information sharing is at the root of scholarship and education. While the costs of copying and distributing information have decreased with digital technologies, most useful knowledge remains inaccessible or in outdated formats. Creative Commons aims to address this by making sharing easy, legal and scalable through open licensing and integrated projects in areas like science and education. Their goal is to transition from static, one-dimensional publications to living, interconnected works that can be built upon and adapted over time.
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