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ܐܗܐ ܐܫܛܪܐ ܡܕܘܥܐ ܝܠܗ " ܦܘܠܚܢ̈ܐ ܡܪ̈ܕܘܬܢܝܐ ܚܐܪ̈ܐ " ܐܝܟܼ ܦܘܠܚܢ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܡܨܚܢܘܬ݂ܐ ܐܝܢܝ ܕܦܐܫ ܩܪܝܐ ܒܚܐܪܘܬܐ، ܥܒ݂ܝܕܐ، ܢܣܝܟ݂ܐ ܘ܆ܐܘ ܫܘܚܠܦܐܘ ܒܝܕ ܐܝܢܝ ܚܕ، ܘܠܡܐ ܢܝܫܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܐܦ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܪܝܟ݂ܘܬܐ ܡܬܐܣܪ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܣܣܐ ܕܝܠܢܝܐ ܐܝܢܝ ܕܡܝܩܪ ܐܘ ܡܣܬܪ ܐܢ̈ܐ ܚܐܪ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܐܣܝ̈ܐ. ܦܘܪܫܘܢܝܐ ܕܡܥܬܐ ܒܝܢܬ݂ ''ܦܘܠܚܢ̈ܐ ܚܐܪ̈ܐ'', ܘ ''[[ܦܣܣ̈ܐ|ܦܣܣ̈ܐ ܚܐܪ̈ܐ]]'' ܐܝܢܝ ܕܡܬܡܨܝܢܬܐ ܝܠܗ̇ ܠܡܦܠܘܚܐ ܩܐ ܡܣܬܪܢܘܬܐ ܩܢܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܚܐܪܐ. ܒܕܥܬܐ ܒܢܦ̮ܫܗ ''ܠܐ'' ܝܠܗ ܚܕ ܦܣܣܐ; ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܗ ܚܕ ܡܐܢܐ ܠܫܪܘܪܐ ܒܠܟܐ ܚܕ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܐܘ ܦܣܣܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ݂ܢܐ ܝܠܗ "ܚܐܪܐ" ܐܗܐ | ܐܗܐ ܐܫܛܪܐ ܡܕܘܥܐ ܝܠܗ " ܦܘܠܚܢ̈ܐ ܡܪ̈ܕܘܬܢܝܐ ܚܐܪ̈ܐ " ܐܝܟܼ ܦܘܠܚܢ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܡܨܚܢܘܬ݂ܐ ܐܝܢܝ ܕܦܐܫ ܩܪܝܐ ܒܚܐܪܘܬܐ، ܥܒ݂ܝܕܐ، ܢܣܝܟ݂ܐ ܘ܆ܐܘ ܫܘܚܠܦܐܘ ܒܝܕ ܐܝܢܝ ܚܕ، ܘܠܡܐ ܢܝܫܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܐܦ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܪܝܟ݂ܘܬܐ ܡܬܐܣܪ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܣܣܐ ܕܝܠܢܝܐ ܐܝܢܝ ܕܡܝܩܪ ܐܘ ܡܣܬܪ ܐܢ̈ܐ ܚܐܪ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܐܣܝ̈ܐ. ܦܘܪܫܘܢܝܐ ܕܡܥܬܐ ܒܝܢܬ݂ ''ܦܘܠܚܢ̈ܐ ܚܐܪ̈ܐ'', ܘ ''[[ܦܣܣ̈ܐ|ܦܣܣ̈ܐ ܚܐܪ̈ܐ]]'' ܐܝܢܝ ܕܡܬܡܨܝܢܬܐ ܝܠܗ̇ ܠܡܦܠܘܚܐ ܩܐ ܡܣܬܪܢܘܬܐ ܩܢܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܚܐܪܐ. ܒܕܥܬܐ ܒܢܦ̮ܫܗ ''ܠܐ'' ܝܠܗ ܚܕ ܦܣܣܐ; ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܗ ܚܕ ܡܐܢܐ ܠܫܪܘܪܐ ܒܠܟܐ ܚܕ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܐܘ ܦܣܣܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ݂ܢܐ ܝܠܗ "ܚܐܪܐ" ܐܗܐ | ||
== | == ܩܘܕܡܐ == | ||
Social and technological advances make it possible for a growing part of humanity to ''access, create, modify, publish and distribute'' various kinds of works - artworks, scientific and educational materials, software, articles - in short: ''anything that can be represented in digital form''. Many communities have formed to exercise those new possibilities and create a wealth of collectively re-usable works. | |||
Most authors, whatever their field of activity, whatever their amateur or professional status, have a genuine interest in favoring an ecosystem where works can be spread, re-used and derived in creative ways. The easier it is to re-use and derive works, the richer our cultures become. | |||
To ensure the graceful functioning of this ecosystem, works of authorship should be '''free''', and by ''freedom'' we mean: | |||
* the '''freedom to use''' the work and enjoy the benefits of using it | |||
* the '''freedom to study''' the work and to apply knowledge acquired from it | |||
* the '''freedom to make and redistribute copies''', in whole or in part, of the information or expression | |||
* the '''freedom to make changes and improvements''', and to distribute derivative works | |||
If authors do not take action, their works are covered by existing copyright laws, which severely limit what others can and cannot do. Authors can make their works free by choosing among a number of legal documents known as licenses. For an author, choosing to put their work under a ''free license'' does not mean that they lose all their rights, but it gives to anyone the freedoms listed above. | |||
''' | It is important that any work that claims to be free provides, practically and without any risk, the aforementioned freedoms. This is why we hereafter give a precise '''definition of freedom''' for licenses and for works of authorship. | ||
== Identifying Free Cultural Works == | |||
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This is the ''Definition of Free Cultural Works'', and when describing your work, we encourage you to make reference to this definition, as in, "This is a freely licensed work, as explained in the ''Definition of Free Cultural Works''." If you do not like the term "Free Cultural Work," you can use the generic term "Free Content," or refer instead to one of the [[Existing Movements|existing movements]] that express similar freedoms in more specific contexts. We also encourage you to use the [[logos and buttons|Free Cultural Works logos and buttons]], which are in the public domain. | This is the ''Definition of Free Cultural Works'', and when describing your work, we encourage you to make reference to this definition, as in, "This is a freely licensed work, as explained in the ''Definition of Free Cultural Works''." If you do not like the term "Free Cultural Work," you can use the generic term "Free Content," or refer instead to one of the [[Existing Movements|existing movements]] that express similar freedoms in more specific contexts. We also encourage you to use the [[logos and buttons|Free Cultural Works logos and buttons]], which are in the public domain. |