Law and the construction of the information society, cambridge, ma, harvard university press, 1996, isbn 0674805224, 288. Law and the construction of the information society kindle edition by james boyle. Shamans, software, and spleens james boyle harvard. Boyle s book ranges across the law of information, which he argues should be treated as a unified discipline. James boyle is william neal reynolds professor of law at duke law school and the former chairman of the board of creative commons. Cultural environmentalism and beyond by james boyle.
Enclosing the commons of the mind, shamans, software and spleens. Over the course of the semester, please read all of shamans, software and spleens. James boyle is william neal reynolds professor of law and cofounder of the center for the study of the public domain at duke law school. This extraordinary case is one of the many that james boyle takes up in shamans, software, and spleens, a timely look at the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
In shamans, software, and spleens, james boyle adapts and applies holmess reasoning to modem intellectual property rights. Law and the construction of the information society by james boyle. James boyle, william neal reynolds professor of law, is cofounder of the center for the study of the public domain at duke law school. Discussing topics ranging from blackmail and insider. He also has taught at american university, yale, harvard, and the university of pennsylvania law school. Law and the construction of the information society.
Romantic authorship and the rhetoric of property by mark a. Shamans, software, and spleens james boyle, james t. James boyles unusually adventurous shamans, software and spleensexamines the ideological and practical issues raised by the figure of the author in contemporary law and legal theory boyles programme is twofold. In 1990 the supreme court of california said yes, marking another milestone on the information superhighway. Law and the construction of the information society 1996, 16 economic affairs 46 1996. Law and the construction of the information society, and intellectual property. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way. Saving the intellectual commons with open source computerworld.
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Read the fulltext online edition of shamans, software, and spleens. Law and the construction of the information society new ed by boyle, james isbn. Individual chapters from the 4th edition of our open course book. He has also taught at american university, yale, harvard, and the university of pennsylvania law school. Download shamans ebook free in pdf and epub format. Law and construction of the information society, harvard university press 1997, isbn 9780674805224.
Nicholastsagourias jamesboyle, shamans,software,andspleens. Much as the increasing proximity of haystacks and flying sparks challenged the traditional notions of property in the early 1900s, boyle challenges the assignment of property rights. But boyle does not use his title merely to grab the readers attention. It was made clear long ago that property and value are different things. Law and the construction of the information societyharvard university press 1997 critical legal studies. See all books authored by james boyle, including shamans, software and spleens. This extraordinary case is one of the many that james boyle takes up inshamans, software, and spleens, a timely look at the infinitely tricky problems posed by the information society. I have marked the relevant pages next to the material for the particular classes, but by the end of the semester, you should have read the whole thing and be ready to criticise it at length. Selected readings edited with an introduction by james boyle. Intellectual property and the construction of authorship. Boyle offers his thoughts on the failings, limitations, occasional promise, and possible future of the ideas discussed in the symposium including both. This page offers the full book and each of the individual chapters from our open coursebook on intellectual property in a variety of formats. Law and the construction of the information society, cultural environmentalism with lawrence lessig and bound by law with jennifer jenkins. Few are they who would find law and the construction of the information society as compelling a title as shamans, software, and spleens.
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