user

“Free culture respects the user”

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To support the notion that culture is participatory

In some uses it strengthens the idea that users and authors are somehow different: “users” cannot be “true authors”

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Use it with caution. In most cases the word “user” is much better than “consumer“. In some cases the words: “authors” or “contributors” can be used instead

In some cases it may be misleading: i.e. “user generated content”

Supports the notion that “some authors are more equal than others”