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The future of ideas : the fate of the commons in a connected world / Lawrence Lessig.
2001
F 633 LES.F
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Title
The future of ideas : the fate of the commons in a connected world / Lawrence Lessig.
Author
Lessig, Lawrence, author.
Sekula, Allan, former owner.
Stein, Sally, former owner.
Lessig, Lawrence.
Sekula, Allan, former owner.
Stein, Sally, former owner.
Lessig, Lawrence.
Description
xxiv, 352 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN
0375505784
9780375505782 hc
0375726446
9780375726446
9781400033317 electronic book
1400033314 electronic book
1299212220 ebk
9781299212220 ebk
9780375505782 hc
0375726446
9780375726446
9781400033317 electronic book
1400033314 electronic book
1299212220 ebk
9781299212220 ebk
Alternate Call Number
F 633 LES.F
Summary
Is the Internet evolving into a controlled environment? Should it be completely free from intellectual property rights? [In this book, the author] argues that as the Internet faces the challenges of intellectual property laws, it should not become so controlled that it discourages innovation and creativity in the digital world. He explains the historical context of the Internet and its relationship to the "commons" (items that are made available for free) and argues that, for the Internet to evolve and be an open environment, there must be a balance between intellectual property and the public domain. His book is filled with current case and social histories, as well as extensive source notes. His examples are thorough but can be excessively detailed. Though it is written for the lay reader, it will be better understood by those with some technological background.-Library Journal.
Formatted Contents Note
"Free"
Dot.commons: Building blocks, "commons" and "layers"
Dot.contrast: Creativity in real space; Innovation from the Internet
Dot.control: Old vs. new; Controlling the wires (and hence the code layer); Controlling the wired (and hence the content layer); Controlling wire-less (and hence the physical layer); What's happening here; Alt. commons; What Orrin understands.
Dot.commons: Building blocks, "commons" and "layers"
Dot.contrast: Creativity in real space; Innovation from the Internet
Dot.control: Old vs. new; Controlling the wires (and hence the code layer); Controlling the wired (and hence the content layer); Controlling wire-less (and hence the physical layer); What's happening here; Alt. commons; What Orrin understands.
Series
Published
Princeton, N.J. : Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, 2001.
Language
English
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Added Corporate Author
Sterling And Francine Clark Art Institute. Library.