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cultural commons  

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  • Cultural commons consist of works and ideas that are available for global access because they are either in the public domain or are governed by free or open licenses that enable their reproduction, distribution, and often modification. Wikipedia is an example of a cultural commons that is created by contributors around the world and shared with a royalty-free license. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Cultural Commons]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/cultural_commons

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