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Appeals Court Upholds Free Public Licenses.
August 22, 2008

Appeals Court Upholds Free Public Licenses.

Tapping into the Power to Share
June 27, 2008

Tapping into the Power to Share

Health Commons aspires to build a new ecosystem for research
Associated Press Tramples on Fair Use Rights
June 18, 2008

Associated Press Tramples on Fair Use Rights

Wanna quote five words? It will cost you $12.50.
Hail to the Flickr Commons!
May 8, 2008

Hail to the Flickr Commons!

The Library of Congress Joins Flickr to Create a New Photo Archive
April 22, 2008

The Economics of Online Commons

When Information Is Free, What's the Business Plan?
February 8, 2008

New Eco-Patent Commons

June 7, 2007

The Economics of Information, Part I

Drug patents can skew pharmaceutical research away from public needs.
April 16, 2007

James Joyce & Dr. Seuss: Prisoners of Copyright Law

James Joyce joins the commons, but Dr. Seuss is still at large...the strange case of literary copyrights.
February 21, 2007

The Copyright Madness Continues….

The absurd realms of copyright claims: stand-up comedy lines and old teen dances from the 1970s.
November 8, 2006

The Perils of Property Speak in Academia

The rise of copyright protection in universities threatens a rich tradition of collegial cooperation that has brought society many rewards. The case for open-source academia.
Et tu, Obama? Open Government Suffers Another Blow

Et tu, Obama? Open Government Suffers Another Blow

Secret intellectual property treaty could profoundly change life on the Internet

RECAP & Public.Resource.org Liberate Court Records

RECAP & Public.Resource.org Liberate Court Records

New Firefox plug-in makes federal court documents freely available -- and shames the judiciary Web-meisters.

The Public Domain as a “Jungle”

The Public Domain as a “Jungle”

Eva Wirtén's new book, "Terms of Use," explores the clashing worldviews of North and South