Tag: the intellectual commons

... And Satellite Internet for All

By Malcolm Harris

12.08.10, 7:57pm Comments (2)

Last week, I wrote about the importance of concrete physical parts of the intellectual commons, like food, water, and internet access. Read more »

Why The Intellectual Commons Isn't Good Enough

By Malcolm Harris

11.29.10, 8:20pm Comments (0)

When writing about the commons, one is likely to stumble into some awfully strange bedfellows. Read more »

Real Girl Talk: Is Remix Culture A White Spin on Mixtapes?

By Malcolm Harris

11.17.10, 5:45pm Comments (11)

Popular music has always had an ambivalent relationship with American law and order, so it's unsurprising that the mash-up DJ Girl Talk has become a living example of what stringent intellectual property law makes impossible. Read more »

This Week in Sharing

By Malcolm Harris

11.17.10, 10:00am Comments (0)

Here are our links from around the web this week, add your own in the comments and feel free to self-promote. Read more »

Pirates as Promoters: The Story of A Theft Gone Right

By Malcolm Harris

11.02.10, 12:57am Comments (4)

It's hard to find nice stories about pirates these days. When I was younger, warm-hearted pirates and thieves were heroes, we cheered Aladdin and Robin Hood while we booed the greedy shopkeeper. Read more »