Cultural Environmentalism and Beyond
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"Cultural Environmentalism and Beyond" is a scholarly work by legal theorist James Boyle that explores the protection of the public domain and cultural commons in the face of expanding intellectual property rights.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal essay
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| addresses |
need for public awareness of the public domain
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policy implications of intellectual property expansion ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
recognition of the value of cultural commons
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stronger protection of the public domain ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reframe intellectual property debates using environmental metaphors ⓘ |
| argues |
expanding intellectual property rights can endanger the cultural commons
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public domain is analogous to an environmental commons ⓘ |
| author | James Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns | balance between private rights and public access ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
debate on information commons
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debate on knowledge governance ⓘ |
| critiques |
enclosure of the public domain
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over-expansion of copyright ⓘ over-expansion of patent rights ⓘ |
| discusses |
relationship between intellectual property and creativity
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role of law in shaping cultural production ⓘ social costs of strong intellectual property rights ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of access to information
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importance of shared cultural resources ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
copyright law
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information law ⓘ legal theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
expansion of intellectual property rights
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protection of cultural commons ⓘ protection of the public domain ⓘ |
| genre | academic legal writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | environmental law analogies ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
activists concerned with the public domain
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legal scholars ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
cultural commons
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cultural environmentalism ⓘ intellectual property law ⓘ public domain ⓘ |
| proposesAnalogyWith | environmentalism ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | cultural environmentalism ⓘ |
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