Tag: EN
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“The Commodification of Information Commons: The Case of Cloud Computing” [artigo em periódico]
De FILIPPI, Primavera & VIEIRA, Miguel Said. “The Commodification of Information Commons: The Case of Cloud Computing”. Columbia Science and Technology Law Review, v. 16, p. 3, 2014. Disponível em: <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2488127>. Artigo publicado na Columbia Science and Technology Law Review, e que aprofunda ideias apresentadas em uma comunicação na 1st Global Thematic IASC Conference on…
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“Intellectual Commons, Commodification and New Business Models” (Bens comuns intelectuais, mercantilização e novos modelos de negócio) [artigo em evento]
This research project analyzes the possible relationships between immaterial commons (i. e., the practices of sharing around intellectual or cultural goods) and commodification (the process of turning something into a commodity: a private good produced to satisfy market needs); in particular, it poses the question of whether commodification can arise in or from within a…
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“What kind of a commons is free software?” (Que tipo de bem comum é o software livre?) [artigo em evento]
This paper analyzes free software under the light of commons theories, and tries to answer whether it is a managed or open access commons. It briefly presents commons studies and its main concepts, as well as the discussion on immaterial commons, arguing that goods’ intrinsic characteristics should not be viewed as absolute, but rather contextualized…
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“Property and Copyright: from Herculano to Vaidhyanathan, a Brazilian Perspective” [artigo em periódico]
Compares the positions of Alexandre Herculano and Siva Vaidhyanathan on copyright, particularly regarding the concept of property; both authors are generally against the notion of literary or intellectual property, but Vaidhyanathan’s critique is sociopolitical, while Herculano’s is more technical in economic and legal terms. Concludes with comments on the prospects of copyright policy in Brazil,…