Law and the construction of the information society, cambridge, ma, harvard university press, 1996. In 1996, james published shamans, software and spleens which argued that the politics of the information age were likely to undervalue the importance of. He also has taught at american university, yale, harvard, and the university of pennsylvania law school. James boyle, william neal reynolds professor of law, is cofounder of the center for the study of the public domain at duke law school. Law and the construction of the information society, cambridge, ma, harvard university press, 1996, isbn 0674805224, 288 pp. James boyle books list of books by author james boyle. This extraordinary case is one of the many that james boyle takes up in shamans, software, and spleens, a. See all books authored by james boyle, including shamans, software and spleens. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Read the fulltext online edition of shamans, software, and spleens. Mar 24, 2020 james boyle is william neal reynolds professor of law and cofounder of the center for the study of the public. James boyle, why intellectual property, from the public domain john perry barlow, selling wine without bottles. James boyle speakers bureau and booking agent info. Discussing topics ranging from blackmail and insider.
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In 1990 the supreme court of california said yes, marking another milestone on the information superhighway. In his previous monograph, shamans, software, and spleens, boyle argued that ip law preserves a romantic notion of authorship as original genius to justify exclusive, absolute property rights in a decidedly unromantic moment. James boyle is william neal reynolds professor of law at duke law school and the former chairman of the board of creative commons. In his book shamans, software, and spleens, john boyle looks at these issues and their complexity in the free market, and the public and private spheres. James boyle shamans, software, and spleens lpiw pimd the cohetructiori of the mformpition society harvard university press cambridge, massachusetts london, england 1996. Selected readings edited with an introduction by james boyle.
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