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Backward C Inside A Circle: Free Culture In Zines, Alycia Sellie
Backward C Inside A Circle: Free Culture In Zines, Alycia Sellie
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Although zines made today utilize many forms of antiquated technologies such as the typewriter and the photocopier in their construction, they are a part of contemporary tinkering with intellectual property. This thesis examines free culture as it has been expressed in self-published zines made in the last thirty-five years. It looks at the licenses found in zines as conversations between a zine maker and a zine reader. Beyond just the legal implications, the cultural and ethical effects of licensing a zine are explored.
The internet is not the only place where people have played with intellectual property and toyed with …