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An IP Environmentalism for Culture and Knowledge?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the made-up-words dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An article by James Boyle in the FT argues that we are (slowly) moving towards a 'cultural environmentalism' that tries to protect the public domain in the way that the environmental movement tries to protect the natural ecology. Apparently there will be a (free) conference at Stanford on the subject soon, organized by Larry Lessig's Center there."

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  1. Hugger? by misleb · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, what kind of "hugger" does that make me now? An patent-free tree hugger? I just want to know what it is before conservatives start thowing it my way.

    -matthew

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    1. Re:Hugger? by Snarfangel · · Score: 4, Funny

      Just shorten it to "free-hugger."

      Darned free-hugging IPpies.

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    2. Re:Hugger? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      God, I hate you even when you're saying something I essentially agree with.

      God isn't overly fond of you, either.

    3. Re:Hugger? by slavemowgli · · Score: 3, Funny

      No, no, it's much easier - it just makes you an America-hating pinko liberal terrorist commie. >_>

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    4. Re:Hugger? by jafac · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ah, but who are the TRUE conservatives?

      The People's Judean Front?

      Or the Judean People's Front?

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  2. Re:Biased random walk by shobadobs · · Score: 2, Funny

    Please transform the following disputed sentence into a sentence that ends other than with a preposition: "The public domain should be cared about."

    "About the public domain it should be cared."

    See how much more naturally that rolls off the tongue?

    Back to figuring out the label to which to go I go!

  3. Excellent! by DigitAl56K · · Score: 2, Funny

    'cultural environmentalism' that tries to protect the public domain in the way that the environmental movement tries to protect the natural ecology

    I'm sure it will be just as succesful. And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going outside to enjoy the unnaturally hot weather we're having this year...