02592cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000250011224500570013726400510019430000470024533600260029233700260031833800360034450000310038050503230041150800770073452012900081153400450210165300260214665300340217285600430220699900170224927526UtSlPG20260610133628.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aK1 aBoyle, James,d1959-14aThe Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-12-130 aWhy intellectual property? -- Thomas Jefferson writes a letter -- The second enclosure movement -- The Internet threat -- The farmer's tale: an allegory -- I got a mashup -- The enclosure of science and technology: two case studies -- A creative commons -- An evidence-free zone -- An environmentalism for information.  aText harvesting and reformatting by Michael S. Hart and Gregory B. Newby  a"The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind" by James Boyle is a scholarly work written in the early 21st century. The book tackles the contemporary issues surrounding intellectual property rights, arguing that the ongoing enclosure of the public domain is detrimental to cultural access, free speech, and innovation. Boyle advocates for a public understanding of these laws, likening the current situation to historical land grabs and calling for a movement to reclaim the intellectual commons that fosters creativity and progress.  The opening of the book sets the stage for a deeper exploration of intellectual property, using a range of provocative examples to discuss its implications for society. Boyle begins by highlighting instances where patents and copyright laws have overreached, claiming the rights to commonplace concepts such as a crustless sandwich or restricting the reinterpretation of classic literature. By sharing personal anecdotes and engaging with legal principles and historical context, he emphasizes the urgency of the issue and the need for public engagement in these debates, suggesting that understanding and advocating for the public domain is as crucial as movements for environmental protection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aIntellectual property  aPublic domain (Copyright law)40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27526  c68435d68435