Referring to the idea of Sunil Abraham, founder and executive director of the Center for Internet and Society (CIS) in India, David Eaves points out that the spectrum of openness actually extends well beyond the variants typically encountered in the West.
Conversations about open knowledge outside the supposedly settled lands of the 'rich' often stretch beyond permission-based 'fair use' and 'creative commons' approaches. There is a desire to explore potential moral rights to use 'content' in addition to just property rights that may be granted under statutes.
