Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Common Wealth'They hang the man and flog the woman That steal the goose from off the common, But let the greater villain loose That steals the common from the goose.' - Traditional nursery rhyme Until a 1998 federal court decision, a Minnesota publisher claimed to own every federal court decision, including Roe v. Wade and Brown v. Board of Education. A Texas c |
Contents
Reclaiming the Narrative of the Commons | 15 |
The Stubborn Vitality of the Gift Economy | 27 |
When Markets Enclose the Commons | 43 |
Varieties of Market Enclosure | 57 |
Enclosing the Commons of Nature | 59 |
The Colonization of Frontier Commons | 69 |
The Abuse of the Publics Natural Resources | 85 |
Can the Internet Commons Be Saved? | 99 |
The Giveaway of Federal Drug Research and Information Resources | 163 |
Protecting the Commons | 173 |
The Commons Another Kind of Property | 175 |
Strategies for Protecting the Commons | 189 |
Notes | 211 |
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About the Author | 251 |
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The Privatization of Public Knowledge | 119 |
Enclosing the Academic Commons | 135 |
The Commercialization of Culture and Public Spaces | 147 |
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