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Understanding Knowledge as a Commons From Theory to Practice
Posted: May 11th, 2007, 1:23pm CEST by Mr.Blue

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Knowledge in digital form offers unprecedented access to information through the Internet but at the same time is subject to ever-greater restrictions through intellectual property legislation, overpatenting, licensing, overpricing, and lack of preservation. Looking at knowledge as a commons–as a shared resource–allows us to understand both its limitless possibilities and what threatens it. In Understanding [...]