Free content is any kind of functional work, artwork, or other creative content having no significant legal restriction relative to people’s freedom to use, redistribute, and produce modified versions of and works derived from the content.

Free content encompasses all works in the public domain and also those copyrighted works whose licenses honor and uphold the freedoms mentioned above. Because the law by default grants copyright holders monopolistic control over their creations, copyrighted content must be explicitly declared free, usually by the referencing or inclusion of licensing statements from within the work. (source: wikipedia )

The most familiar web site with free content is the free encyclopedia Wikipedia and its sister sites but also other pages offer free content released under licenses guaranteeing the freedoms mentioned above.

The Free Content track at FSCONS will through seminars, workshops and speakers deal with such issues as source criticism on a free for all encyclopedia, but also with other projects such as how to get the general public to create a free content project or contribute to an existing one - with an understanding what it means and learning about the tools available. The pros and cons of copyleft licenses, and getting librarians and other state or county employed people to produce free content will also be a vital part of this track.

The Free Content part of FSCONS 2008 is organised by Wikimedia Sverige, the Swedish local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation.

If you have suggestions for speakers and/or content please send an email to wikipedia [at] fscons.org .