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Public Domain - Enclosing the Commons of the Mind (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
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Public Domain - Enclosing the Commons of the Mind (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
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In this enlightening book James Boyle describes what he calls the
range wars of the information age--today's heated battles over
intellectual property. Boyle 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. Why? Because intellectual property rights mark out
the ground rules of the information society, and today's policies
are unbalanced, unsupported by evidence, and often detrimental to
cultural access, free speech, digital creativity, and scientific
innovation. Boyle identifies as a major problem the widespread
failure to understand the importance of the public domain--the
realm of material that everyone is free to use and share without
permission or fee. The public domain is as vital to innovation and
culture as the realm of material protected by intellectual property
rights, he asserts, and he calls for a movement akin to the
environmental movement to preserve it. With a clear analysis of
issues ranging from Jefferson's philosophy of innovation to musical
sampling, synthetic biology and Internet file sharing, this timely
book brings a positive new perspective to important cultural and
legal debates. If we continue to enclose the "commons of the mind,"
Boyle argues, we will all be the poorer.
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