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Erickson K. User illusion: ideological construction of ‘user-generated content’ in the EC consultation on copyright. Internet Policy Review [Internet]. 2014 [4 September 2026];3(4). Available from: https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/user-illusion-ideological-construction-user-generated-content-ec-consultation

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The monetisation of video game user-generated content provokes a challenge to copyright’s assumption of users as ‘amateur’ creators.

KEYWORDS: Copyright, User-generated content, Video games, Streaming, Monetisation

There is user-generated content in many shapes – from musicians setting up their own labels, funded and supported by users to remixes of the latest political campaign slogans. What is still pending, is a genuine European copyright reform which would address this type of content.

Cloud-based information intermediaries curate information and distribute in a way that fundamentally challenges the right of access to information.

KEYWORDS: Cloud computing, Infomediary, User-generated content, Freedom of expression, Information bias, Censorship

Over the years, the video game industry has grown into one of the largest, most profitable entertainment industries in the world. Originality and innovation - instead of fueling competition and guaranteeing a diverse market - are regarded by many as risky ventures. Some would even argue that innovation in the industry is not really innovative at all anymore. It doesn’t come as a surprise then, that user-driven innovation has come to play a considerably important role for the industry in recent years.

KEYWORDS: Innovation, Game development, User-generated content, Modding, Copyright, Intellectual property, Video games, Games

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