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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 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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