Propertising not privatising
In the age of online collaboration, the old distinction between public and private ownership no longer holds. In the social economy, rather than restricting access to knowledge and information, there is value in diffusing and sharing ideas and information as widely as possible. Online, this means that once the costs of generating information are paid, there is a strong economic case for circulating it for free. Offline, communal or collective forms of innovation can spur innovative and creative uses of assets.
New forms of property ownership
New forms of property ownership: communities owning their assets such as the Goodwin Trust in Hull, and Community Land Trusts, enabling new uses of land and...
Read moreCreating a commons of information
Creating a commons of information to enable broader access. Examples include Open Access Journals which allow academics to publish works for free online. See the Directory...
Read moreOpen licensing
Open licensing has redrawn the traditional battle lines between the interests of society and the interests of individual creators: it enables broader access to information while...
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