...McPherson, August 13, 1813, p. 6. 37278_u00.qxd 8/28/08 11:04 AM Page ii James Boyle The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind Yale Uni... ...son, August 13, 1813, p. 6. 37278_u00.qxd 8/28/08 11:04 AM Page ii James Boyle The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind Yale Universit... ... book. For more information, visit www.caravanbooks.org. Copyright © 2008 by James Boyle. All rights reserved. The author has made an online version o... ... For more information, visit www.caravanbooks.org. Copyright © 2008 by James Boyle. All rights reserved. The author has made an online version of this... ...1930s, or the films of the Second World War, or footage on the daily lives of African-Americans during segregation, or the music of the Great Depressio... ... of thought on his father, my son had long since wandered off in search of a basketball game to watch. But I have to admit his question was something ... ...r service! No one is going to sue Apple now, of course. In fact, established players in the marketplace are probably fairly safe (and have better lawy... ...tion licenses the keys to this encryption system to the manufacturers of DVD players. Without a key, most DVDs could not be played. The manufacturer t... ...gree with him from quoting his autobiography in dis- cussing his life. If an African-American author wishes to tell the story of Gone With the Wind fr...

...e that are free, between intellectual property and the public domain. In The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind (Yale University Press) James Boyle introduces readers to the idea of the public domain and describes how it is being tragically eroded by our current copyright, patent, and trademark laws. In a series of fascinating case studies, Boyle explains why...