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What is Tragedy of the Anticommons

Chapter 27
Handbook of Research on Open Source Software: Technological, Economic, and Social Perspectives
Where too many owners hold rights of exclusion, the resource is prone to under use.
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The Road of Computer Code Featuring the Political Economy of Copyleft and Legal Analysis of the General Public License
Robert Cunningham (Sourthern Cross University, Australia)
Copyright: © 2007 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-999-1.ch027
Abstract
This chapter examines the development of open source computer software with specific reference to the political economy of copyleft and the legalities associated with the General Public License (GPL). It will be seen that within the context of computer software development the notion of copyleft provides an important contrast to more traditional uses of copyright. This contrast symbolizes political, economic, and social struggles which are contextualized within this chapter. As the GPL is an important legal embodiment of copyleft, its legalities are preliminarily explored so as to determine its future potential. While there is some scope to further refine the legal strength of the GPL, it will be seen that it remains a strong and subversive legal instrument which will continue to underlie open source initiatives in the years to come.
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