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Ita dokumento definas "Libera Kulturala Verki" kom verki od expresaji olqui povas esar libere studiita, aplikita, kopiita ed/od modifikita, da irgu, por irga skopo. Lo anke deskribas certena permisebla restriktaji qui respektas o protektas ita esencala yuri. La defino distingas inter "libera verki", ed "[[licencaji|libera licencaji]]" qui povas uzesar a legale protektar la stando di libera verko. La defino ipsa "ne" esas licenco; ol esas utila por determinar se verko o licenco devas esar konsiderata kom "libera." | Ita dokumento definas "Libera Kulturala Verki" kom verki od expresaji olqui povas esar libere studiita, aplikita, kopiita ed/od modifikita, da irgu, por irga skopo. Lo anke deskribas certena permisebla restriktaji qui respektas o protektas ita esencala yuri. La defino distingas inter "libera verki", ed "[[licencaji|libera licencaji]]" qui povas uzesar a legale protektar la stando di libera verko. La defino ipsa "ne" esas licenco; ol esas utila por determinar se verko o licenco devas esar konsiderata kom "libera." | ||
== | == Preamble == | ||
Social | 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: | To ensure the graceful functioning of this ecosystem, works of authorship should be '''free''', and by ''freedom'' we mean: |