The Future of Ideas

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The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
non-fiction book
argues Legal and technological changes are enclosing the digital commons.
Overly strong copyright and patent protections can stifle innovation.
The architecture of the Internet originally favored openness and low barriers to entry.
author Lawrence Lessig
awards named among important works on Internet law and policy
centralThesis Excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation and creativity in the digital age.
The openness of the Internet and digital commons is essential for cultural and technological progress.
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
deweyDecimalClassification 346.0482
genre intellectual property
law
politics
technology
hasSequel Free Culture
influenced free culture movement
surface form: Creative Commons movement

Free Culture
debates on digital copyright policy
influencedBy Internet culture
free software movement
public domain concept
isbn 0-375-50578-4
language English
lccClassification KF2979 .L47 2001
libraryOfCongressSubjectHeading Copyright—United States
Information technology—Law and legislation—United States
Intellectual property—United States
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
notableConcept balance between control and freedom in IP law
enclosure of the commons
innovation commons
layers of the Internet (physical, code, content)
oclc 47252440
pageCount xii+342
predecessor Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace
publicationDate 2001
publisher Random House
publisherImprint Random House
setting early 21st century digital environment
structure divided into three parts: "Commons", "Constraints", and "Consequences"
subject Internet regulation
copyright
creative freedom
digital commons
innovation policy
intellectual property law

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Lawrence Lessig notableWork The Future of Ideas
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