CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2009
| Author | Geneva, Bela Petrova |
|---|---|
| Title | KNOWLEDGE DISTRIBUTION IN THE DIGITAL WORLD Creative Commons as Gift and Commodity |
| Summary | This study examines knowledge distribution in the digital world through the illustrative example of the Open Educational Resources Movement, a social justice movement fighting the monopoly over knowledge by seeking to attain open access to educational content. This theoretical thesis has two major purposes: (1) to look into the relationship between knowledge as a commodity and knowledge as a gift in the digital world (2) to demonstrate that the dichotomy between commodification and free acquisition of knowledge has been reconciled through the intermediary role of Creative Commons, a non-profit organization committed to the expansion of creative works in the public domain through the adoption of open licensing. The main conclusion of the study is that the corporate space and the community model can co-exist in a relative balance if they are operating within a flexible legal framework that accommodates both the private and the public interest. The OER movement successfully exemplifies the triumph of open access over the process of commoditization. |
| Supervisor | Kowalski,Alexandra |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2009/geneva_bela.pdf |
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