The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind

Our failure to appreciate the importance of the public domain-the realm of material that is free for any one to use without permission or fee-limits free speech, digital creativity, and scientific innovation, argues the author of this book. The public domain is under siege, and James Boyle explains why and how we must protect it.

Winner of the 2008 Donald McGannon Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communications Policy Research given by the Donald McGannon Communications Research Center