ESC OER Taskforce/open content

Content is considered open if it is utilizing a license that goes beyond standard copyright, allowing for others to use the content in a less restrictive way. David Wiley defines Open Content as "content that is licensed in a manner that provides users with the right to make more kinds of uses than those normally permitted under the law - at no cost to the user." (from http://opencontent.org/definition/) He further explains the "4 R's Framework" that open content is concerned with:

• Reuse - the right to reuse the content in its unaltered / verbatim form (e.g., make a backup copy of the content)
• Revise - the right to adapt, adjust, modify, or alter the content itself (e.g., translate the content into another language)
• Remix - the right to combine the original or revised content with other content to create something new (e.g., incorporate the content into a mashup)
• Redistribute - the right to share copies of the original content, your revisions, or your remixes with others (e.g., give a copy of the content to a friend)
  

For more about open content visit http://opencontent.org/definition/