Monthly Archives: August 2008

Reusing Content: Derivative Work vs. Modified Work

By David Gratton on August 20, 2008

What constitutes a derivative work?
The US Copyright Office states:

A typical example of a derivative work [..] is primarily a new work but incorporates some previously published material. This previously published material makes the work a derivative work under the copyright law. To be copyrightable, a derivative work must be different enough from the original to [...]

Posted in Creative Commons, Ethical Reuse, General Discussion, Licensing & Attribution

Microformats for the Masses

By Rob Linton on August 18, 2008

“If I have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of Giants.”
- Sir Issac Newton
Where we’re at
Throughout history our progress has come by building on the work of those that came before.  It’s been taken for granted that ideas will be copied, tinkered with, and improved for the greater good.  This approach has [...]

Posted in Microformat and Mark-up
PlayTheWeb.org is an ad hoc group of Web professionals who are interested in promoting the idea of "Web Play" through the ethical reuse of content on the Web. We want to report, discuss, and promote Technologies, Techniques, Applications, and Business models that move this idea forward.