The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind
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In this enlightening book James Boyle describes what he calls the range wars of the information agetoday’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 probl
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Manufacturer: Yale University Press
Release date: 9 December 2008
ISBN-10 : 0300137400 | ISBN-13: 9780300137408
Release date: 9 December 2008
ISBN-10 : 0300137400 | ISBN-13: 9780300137408
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