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

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780300137408
  • ISBN: 0300137400
  • ISBN: 9780300158342
  • ISBN: 0300158343
  • Physical Description: xvi, 315 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New Haven, Conn. ; Yale University Press, ©2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-296) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject:
Intellectual property.
Public domain (Copyright law)
Information society.
Information society
Intellectual property.
Public domain (Copyright law)

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.