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Computers and the internet have made copying creative works and distributing them easier than ever before. They have, therefore, multiplied the instances of copyright infringement. (As a side note, it should be remarked that they have also multiplied the instances of lawful distribution of copyrighted material for a fee, thereby significantly enriching the publishers that have taken advantage of the newer media.) | Computers and the internet have made copying creative works and distributing them easier than ever before. They have, therefore, multiplied the instances of copyright infringement. (As a side note, it should be remarked that they have also multiplied the instances of lawful distribution of copyrighted material for a fee, thereby significantly enriching the publishers that have taken advantage of the newer media.) | ||
Copyright law has changed remarkably little to meet the challenges of the digital age. The most significant innovation in the landscape of copyright law since the beginning of the 21st century has been the codification and the spread of the Creative Commons licences, which will be briefly discussed below, in [[#The Creative Commons licences|§ The Creative Commons licences]]. Other than that, the world’s copyright system is not designed for the digital age, and often seems to be altogether unfit for it. | Copyright law has changed remarkably little to meet the challenges of the digital age. The most significant innovation in the landscape of copyright law since the beginning of the 21st century has been the codification and the spread of the Creative Commons licences, which will be briefly discussed below, in [[#The Creative Commons licences|§ The Creative Commons licences]]. Other than that, the world’s copyright system is not designed for the digital age, and often seems to be altogether unfit for it.<ref>Glynn Moody, ''{{plainlink|[https://walledculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Walled-Culture-the-Book.pdf Walled Culture]}}'', BTF Press, Antwerp 2022, chapter 1.</ref> | ||
One of the challenges for those who are looking to lawfully share out-of-copyright content in a digital format is the fact that the web is an intrinsically international space—it is, after all, the worldwide web—and within it national borders are almost non-existent. | One of the challenges for those who are looking to lawfully share out-of-copyright content in a digital format is the fact that the web is an intrinsically international space—it is, after all, the worldwide web—and within it national borders are almost non-existent. | ||