Letter to Hypathia

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Letter to Hypathia
Spanish original. "'I can't read any Spanish newspapers; they all ask for an access key.' A man alone, locked in his library, set on saving a stack of books. 'If it has the (c) sign, don't buy it'. Let them keep their texts, their songs, their films. If they soil their work with the signature 'All rights reserved', they will be burying it forever. We will rebuild the Great Library only if we maintain its integrity, and for that we have to post all our knowledge on the Net in a doubly free manner: free of charge and free to use." Putting an entire culture under copyright kills it. ¡Ninguna entrega, ningún retratamiento. More...