[LINK] The Changing Economics of Information

[Tony Barry]

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                       Volume 13, no. 11, November 2002
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      Cheverie, Joan F.  "The Changing Economics of Information,
      Technological Development, and Copyright Protection: What Are the
      Consequences for the Public Domain?"  The Journal of Academic
      Librarianship   28(5) p. 325-331 (2002) - The author has done a
      great job of boiling down her Georgetown University M.A. thesis
      (The Intellectual Land Grab: How Does the Public Domain Fare in the
      Networked Environment?) into this densely packed, but highly
      readable article, which provides a thoughtful analysis and critique
      of the economic and legal dynamics of the current networked
      information environment. In the article's conclusion, she summaries
      the impact of these dynamics on the multifaceted principle of
      information access in libraries and similar institutions: "Today,
      however, the changing economics of information is incrementally
      negating this principle by allowing content owners to control
      access through restrictive licensing agreements, expanded legal
      protection and penalties, and technological measures that
      ultimately eliminate fair use and gouge the public domain while,
      simultaneously, undermining the traditional mission of libraries
      and other institutions of learning who engage in education,
      research, and the preservation of our cultural and scientific
      heritage." - [10]CB

   10. http://info.lib.uh.edu/cwb/bailey.htm
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