LEADER 03029nam 22004694a 450 001 9910456185303321 005 20211005034534.0 010 $a1-282-43739-9 010 $a9786612437397 010 $a0-300-14275-7 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300142754 035 $a(DE-B1597)484901 035 $a(OCoLC)586143203 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300142754 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420630 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000006637 100 $a20080630d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe public domain$b[electronic resource] $eenclosing the commons of the mind /$fJames Boyle 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (315 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhy 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. 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aIntellectual property 606 $aPublic domain (Copyright law) 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIntellectual property. 615 0$aPublic domain (Copyright law) 676 $a346.048 700 $aBoyle$b James$f1959-$0906710 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456185303321 996 $aThe public domain$92452398 997 $aUNINA