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GLOSSARY
Capitalism - Coined by Karl Marx, capitalism is a system where market forces
supersede social decisions. Under capitalism a wealthy few own and control the
means of production, by which they control both the economy and politics.
Copyleft - a play on the word copyright and is the practice of using copyright law
to remove restrictions on distributing copies and modified versions of a work for
others and requiring that the same freedoms be preserved in modified versions.
An author may, through a copyleft licensing scheme, give every person who
receives a copy of a work permission to reproduce, adapt or distribute the work
as long as any resulting copies or adaptations are also bound by the same
copyleft licensing scheme. A widely used and originating copyleft license is the
GNU General Public License. Similar licenses are available through Creative
Commons - called Share-alike.
Market Socialism - A temporary state of socialism where market forces are used
for the greater good of society. Market forces operate differently under socialism
then under capitalism in that, under socialism society is seen as the ultimate
decider/benefactor, whereas under capitalism market forces are presented as
ends in themselves.
Oligopoly - A state where a few firms (companies) own/control a specific sector
of the market. Capitalism is by definition an oligopoly. As capitalism evolves, its
companies become increasingly centralized making oligopoly more apparent.
See: Wal-Mart/Microsoft.
-Sama - An honorable Japanese title given at the end of a persons name to show
respect and reverence towards them.
Socialism - A system where society rules. Under socialism economic policy is
determined democratically, as opposed to capitalism where market forces
automatically allocate resources without human decision.
Tankoubon - (単行本) is a Japanese term normally reserved for books that are
complete in themselves and not part of a series. However, the manga industry
uses the term to describe the format in which their comics. The thick volumes we
see most commonly in American releases of manga, holding several or more
chapters of a specific series, are referred to as Tankoubon.
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