The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle
"The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind" by James Boyle is a scholarly work written in the early 21st century. The book tackles the contemporary issues surrounding intellectual property rights, arguing that the ongoing enclosure of the public domain is detrimental to cultural access, free speech, and innovation. Boyle advocates for a public understanding of these laws, likening the current situation to historical land grabs and calling for a movement
to reclaim the intellectual commons that fosters creativity and progress. The opening of the book sets the stage for a deeper exploration of intellectual property, using a range of provocative examples to discuss its implications for society. Boyle begins by highlighting instances where patents and copyright laws have overreached, claiming the rights to commonplace concepts such as a crustless sandwich or restricting the reinterpretation of classic literature. By sharing personal anecdotes and engaging with legal principles and historical context, he emphasizes the urgency of the issue and the need for public engagement in these debates, suggesting that understanding and advocating for the public domain is as crucial as movements for environmental protection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Boyle, James, 1959- |
|---|---|
| Title | The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind |
| Note | Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| 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. |
| Credits | Text harvesting and reformatting by Michael S. Hart and Gregory B. Newby |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | K: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence |
| Subject | Intellectual property |
| Subject | Public domain (Copyright law) |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 27526 |
| Release Date | Dec 13, 2008 |
| Copyright Status | Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. |
| Downloads | 263 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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