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The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind

by James Boyle

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In this enlightening book James Boyle describes what he calls the range wars of the information age—todays 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 todays 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 Jeffersons 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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About the Author

James Boyle is William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law. He lives in Chapel Hill, NC.

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ISBN:

9780300137408

Author:

Boyle, James

Publisher:

Yale University Press

Subject:

LAW050010

Subject:

Intellectual Property - Copyright

Subject:

Intellectual Property - General

Subject:

Intellectual Property

Subject:

Public domain (Copyright law)

Subject:

Law-Intellectual Property - General

Edition Description:

Trade Cloth

Publication Date:

20081231

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

1 b/w illus.

Pages:

336

Dimensions:

8.94 x 5.75 in 1 lb

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