Enclosing the Digital Commons
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2003
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"There’s growing concern that aggressive use of intellectual property is threatening the development of the Internet. Many are drawing parallels to the 'enclosures' in pre-industrial Europe. Through this system, commonly held or unoccupied land was taken into private ownership, leading to considerable abuse. But is there really a threat? If so, why? And what are the implications?"
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information commons, intellectual property rights, Internet, enclosure, common pool resources