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The public domain : enclosing the commons of the mind

Author: James Boyle
Publisher: New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Argues that all members of the society should understand intellectual property law and that the public domain, where materials can be shared for free and without permission, is essential to innovation, free speech, creativity and culture.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: James Boyle
ISBN: 9780300137408 0300137400 9780300158342 0300158343
OCLC Number: 260205754
Description: xvi, 315 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Why intellectual property? --
Thomas Jefferson writes a letter --
The second enclosure movement --
The Internet threat --
The farmer's tale : an allegory --
I got a mashup --
The enclosure of science and technology : two case studies --
A creative commons --
An evidence-free zone --
An environmentalism for information.
Responsibility: James Boyle.

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Argues that just as every informed citizen needs to know at least something about the environment or civil rights, every citizen should also understand intellectual property law. This book analyses  Read more...

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"[T]his book is remarkable in many ways. . . I welcome this clarity and the sheer enthusiasm and humor of this simply delightful book."--Edward J./i>--Edward J. Valauskas"First Monday" (01/05/2009)

 
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