The public domain : enclosing the commons of the mind / James Boyle.

  • Boyle, James, 1959-
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[2008], ©2008
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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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New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, [2008], ©2008.

Physical description

xvi, 315 pages ; 25 cm

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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.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-296) and index.

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  • 9780300137408
  • 0300137400
  • 9780300158342
  • 0300158343