Wikipedia:United States Education Program/Courses/Politics of Piracy (Kevin Gorman and Katie Gilmore)/Timeline/4

Reading

1. Fair Use and Copyleft – Wikipedia's fair use FAQ, available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright#What_is_fair_use.3F

• Although slightly longer, if you aren't already familiar with the idea of fair use from other settings, this has a little bit more detail you'll find useful: Fair Use and Copyleft – “Fair Use FAQ.” from TeachingCopyright.org, a project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. http://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/fair-use-faq

2. “The Free Software Definition,” Free Software Foundation, available online at http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

Questions

1. Do you agree that it is important for people to be able to reuse free software in a commercial setting?
2. You may also post a free response discussing your opinion on one or both of the articles.