The electronic commons: the promise of the new public domain.
The Internet has the chance to correct some of the historical wrongs of public communication. A number of distinct developments contribute to the transformation of the public domain: The Internet encourages providers of intellectual property to move to more open, low-priced, or free distribution;...
| Published in: | American Prospect Vol. 11; no. 10; pp. 30 - 35 |
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American Prospect
March 27-April 10 2000
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