copyleft

If you're familiar with the work of Lawrence Lessig, you'll recognize the formula James Boyle follows in his latest book, "The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind". It goes something like this:  Read More »

Writing a thesis on a topic like "Open Culture" is a risky proposition. At best, it's a cloudy term, subject to misinterpretation and demanding a precise explanation. Since my primary interest is in open source software, I could have written a narrower thesis on copyright vs. copyleft. I certainly considered it.  Read More »