Internet As "Commons" The Concept Term Paper

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Most importantly however is the role of Commons in each role and the creation of three dominant types that include on the content layer for example. The first is the Common of Knowledge, which is the point that Lessig discusses concerning the use of the Internet for the common and free sharing of knowledge and ideas. The second is the Commons of code, and in this allegory is where much of the work on open source software is being completed today. Finally, the combination of both types of Commons results in the creation of innovation. With Code and Knowledge, the open source community has been able to successfully move Linux and other open source operating systems into the enterprise server marketplace successfully. So much so, there are now product strategies in IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and other large enterprise it companies...

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The role of regulation needs to first be to protect copyrights yet not restrict the creation of new ones through strict definitions of what intellectual property is. In the context of Lessig's work, copyrights are seen as unnecessarily restricting the use of Commons for the growth of industries and the fostering of innovation. What is clear from the book however is that Commons are critical for the long-term viability of the Internet as a platform for social, economic, and political change.

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Lessig, Lawrence. The Future of Ideas. Vintage Press. New York, NY. October 22, 2002


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