The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind

"The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind" by James Boyle is a book discussing problems about who owns ideas. Boyle writes that protections put on intellectual property are damaging creativity, free speech, and new ideas in our culture. He suggests that we need to know more not less about these laws and that regular people should become more involved. He uses examples from the world, along with legal and historical information, to show how important it is for everyone to understand and support free and open information that allows creativity to flourish.