03064nam 22004814a 450 991078086850332120240102235751.01-282-43739-997866124373970-300-14275-710.12987/9780300142754(DE-B1597)484901(OCoLC)586143203(DE-B1597)9780300142754(UtSlPG)27526(MiAaPQ)EBC3420630(CKB)2520000000006637(EXLCZ)99252000000000663720080630d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe public domain[electronic resource] enclosing the commons of the mind /James BoyleNew Haven Yale University Pressc20081 online resource (315 pages)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: MonographIncludes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Intellectual propertyPublic domain (Copyright law)Intellectual property.Public domain (Copyright law)346.048Boyle James1959-1505664DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910780868503321The public domain3735373UNINA