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The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind

The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind

Title:The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind (ID: CSD5615)
Author(s):James Boyle (Duke University)
Topics:Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Fair Use, Federal Copyright Law, Intellectual Property, Public Domain
Origin:Community Contributions (12/10/2008)
Type:Books and Monographs
Abstract:

James Boyle introduces readers to the idea of the public domain and describes how it is being tragically eroded by our current copyright, patent, and trademark laws. In a series of fascinating case studies, Boyle explains why gene sequences, basic business ideas and pairs of musical notes are now owned, why jazz might be illegal if it were invented today, why most of 20th century culture is legally unavailable to us, and why today’s policies would probably have smothered the World Wide Web at its inception. Appropriately given its theme, the book will be sold commercially but also made available online for free under a Creative Commons license.

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