TY  - GEN
T1  - The public domain : enclosing the commons of the mind
A1  - Boyle, James, 1959-
LA  - English
PP  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
YR  - 2008
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn586143203
AB  - 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.
OP  - 315
CN  - K1401 .B689 2008eb
SN  - 9780300142754
SN  - 0300142757
SN  - 9780300150650
SN  - 0300150652
SN  - 1282437399
SN  - 9781282437395
SN  - 9780300137408
SN  - 0300137400
KW  - Intellectual property.
KW  - Public domain (Copyright law)
KW  - Propriété intellectuelle.
KW  - Droit d'auteur : Domaine public.
KW  - intellectual property.
KW  - LAW : Business & Financial.
KW  - LAW : Intellectual Property : General.
KW  - LAW : General.
KW  - Intellectual property
KW  - Geistiges Eigentum
KW  - Urheberrecht
KW  - Internet.
KW  - Intellectueel eigendom.
KW  - Publiek domein.
KW  - Vernieuwing.
KW  - Juridische aspecten.
KW  - Culturele aspecten.
KW  - Politieke aspecten.
KW  - Upphovsrätt.
ER  -