Project Gutenberg 2008-12-13 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 807 Boyle, James 1959 Boyle, Jamie The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind Why 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. Text harvesting and reformatting by Michael S. Hart and Gregory B. Newby "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.) Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Intellectual property Public domain (Copyright law) K Text Category: Law & Criminology Category: Politics 856637 2025-10-11T09:37:20.500387 text/html 856458 2025-01-11T13:21:06.615988 text/html 404046 2025-10-11T09:37:30.290350 application/epub+zip 418713 2025-10-11T09:37:23.829344 application/epub+zip 1694231 2008-11-25T08:06:05 application/pdf 393753 2025-10-11T09:37:22.589365 application/epub+zip 712088 2025-10-11T09:37:35.480341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682160 2025-10-11T09:37:29.363328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614382 2022-09-12T15:21:40.270872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 821600 2025-10-11T09:37:20.023401 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 822625 2008-12-13T16:01:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18551 2025-10-11T09:37:35.609289 application/rdf+xml 16609 2025-10-11T09:37:23.082359 image/jpeg 3713 2025-10-11T09:37:22.835362 image/jpeg 304855 2008-12-13T16:01:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 399791 2025-10-11T09:37:20.563395 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia