2015
DOI: 10.1177/0486613415586990
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Commons and the Public Domain

Abstract: This article critically examines the concepts of the commons and the public domain as developed in the literature on law and economics, and in the legal literature on intellectual property. It aims to accomplish two things: reviewing the literature laying out diverse meanings associated with these terms and reintroducing them into radical political economy. The study of the commons and the public domain have long been neglected in the area of radical political economy, and the way these concepts have been deve… Show more

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“…Meanwhile, as the sea waters around the coast are an open area, anyone can explore it and have the possibility to exploit the resources contained in it. Research on common-pool resources, open access in the public domain and available for use by anyone, has said that although public use can reduce the shared benefits, applying exceptions for certain people is still difficult to be realized [4,6]. Furthermore, the worst thing that can happen is the failure to maintain resources' sustainability [7].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Meanwhile, as the sea waters around the coast are an open area, anyone can explore it and have the possibility to exploit the resources contained in it. Research on common-pool resources, open access in the public domain and available for use by anyone, has said that although public use can reduce the shared benefits, applying exceptions for certain people is still difficult to be realized [4,6]. Furthermore, the worst thing that can happen is the failure to maintain resources' sustainability [7].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%