Boyle, J. (1997). A Politics of Intellectual Property: Environmentalism for the Net? Duke Law Journal, 47.
This Essay argues that we need a politics, or perhaps a political economy, of intellectual property. Using the controversy over copyright on the Internet as a case study and the history of the environmental movement as a comparison, it offers [...]
Benkler, Y. (2003). Freedom in the Commons: Towards a Political Economy of Information. Duke Law Journal, 52, 1245-1276.
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Bettig, R. V. (1996). Copyrighting Culture. The Political Economy of Intellectual Property. Boulder: Westview Press.
Introduction to the Political Economy of Intellectual Property
The political-economic theory of communications has already made a significant contribution to our understanding of mass communications and society. Denis McQuail identified three prominent trends in media business and technology that have greatly increased [...]