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GNUFDL • 10 Introduction to the legal aspects of the information society 2.2. Greater dissemination There is another reason, which could be considered the "pragmatic" reason. Free software supporters claim that the distribution of work under a free licence (in the sense of guaranteeing the aforementioned four basic freedoms to users) is the best way to obtain benefits from the publication of content, particularly for those that are not established developers or authors. The argument is that those who truly win with the current restrictive copyright system are famous authors and middlemen, i.e., publishing houses. The rest of the creators live off the prestige that they receive from the works (and not from royalties), allowing them to provide "additional services", such as providing maintenance or consulting or giving conferences, courses, speeches, writing for newspapers, etc. Continuing this argument, for most authors what is truly important, to increase their economic performance, is that their work reach the largest possible number of people. Along these lines, the conclusion they have reached, is that for an unknown author, the copyright system poses an obstacle to their reaching the public and benefiting from their creations. To counteract the impact of the legal framework, the works must be distributed under free licences, to ensure full freedom of redistribution. Supplementary content See Creative commons case studies for more examples. 2.3. Other arguments We may cite other arguments used by the free software and content movement to support their position, all with legal impact or consequences: • The enhanced dissemination of the work not only gives way to greater benefits, but also improves the work's quality (as mistakes are corrected, comments enrich the work, viewpoints are shared, etc.). To do this, it is necessary to provide the user with the right to modify and access the source code (when referring to programs). This is the philosophy behind Wikipedia, whose ranking in terms of quality is similar to that of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, in spite of the sometimes humble origins of its various contributors. • The free software model is based on the participation of users, not only in the identification of errors, but also in terms of design and development. To do so, it is necessary to distribute the works (the software, for instance) as beta versions, with the freedom to install, use, test and contribute to the project or provide feedback (this is where the licence and lack of guarantees come in, as it is a beta version). • The free software development model is more efficient: it is not necessary to reinvent the wheel, as the wheels –the software components, texts,
GNUFDL • 11 Introduction to the legal aspects of the information society graphics, icons or photos– are available to be reused. This is possible in a digital world, as the "consumption" (use) of the digital object does not imply or require exclusive "ownership" of the product. Once again, this may solely be done with licences which allow free use (reproduction, distribution) in a non-exclusive way by the users.
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