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 Glossary
 * author(s). An individual or a group of named individuals who have created a work. Besides the direct creator of a work, this may include: translator, restorer, compiler, and so forth.


 * civilization. The realm of physical industries and products, established social structures, socially determined relationships and speech.


 * cultural phenomenon. Any idea, method, theory, genre, literary personage, or other creation of the free human spirit fixed in a form in any medium, including mere oral statement.


 * culture. The realm of creativity and free communication. In other words, the realm of inner and outer dialogue and thus the realm of ultimate freedom. Different areas of culture are: arts, sciences, philosophy, engineering, religion, and so forth. Culture develops in works of art, philosophy, sciences, and so forth.


 * public use of a work. Publication, performance, production, reverse engineering, dissemination, sale and so forth.


 * source. A citable medium. A publication, for example, is a source.


 * sponsor. Any entity providing incentives for an author and/or promotion for a work.


 * work. A form in which other cultural phenomena are expressed. In a work of art, philosophy, science, etc. cultural phenomena are developed and refined. Thus, cultural phenomena become part of the common treasury of a society. Examples of works are: books, paintings, sculptures, story boards, musical pieces, blueprints, models, programs, movies, websites, etc.