US - The Information Commons - A Public Policy Report (Free Expression Policy
Project)
In the last decade, mass media companies have developed methods of control that
undermine the public's traditional rights to use, share, and reproduce
information and ideas. These technologies, combined with dramatic consolidation
in the media industry and new laws that increase its control over intellectual
products, threaten to undermine the political discourse, free speech, and
creativity needed for a healthy democracy. In response, librarians,
cyber-activists, and other public interest advocates have sought ways to expand
access to the wealth of resources that the Internet promises, and have begun to
build online communities, or 'commons,' for producing and sharing information,
creative works, and democratic discussion. This report documents the information
commons movement, explains its importance, and outlines the theories and 'best
practices' that have developed to assist its growth.
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http://www.fepproject.org/policyreports/infocommons.contentsexsum.html
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