The end of ownership : personal property in the digital economy /

An argument for retaining the notion of personal property in the products we "buy" in the digital marketplace.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Perzanowski, Aaron (Author), Schultz, Jason M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2016]
Series:Information society series.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Property rights and the exhaustion principle
  • Copies, clouds & streams
  • Ownership : the fine print
  • The "buy now" lie
  • The promise & perils of digital libraries
  • DRM & the secret war inside your devices
  • The internet of things you don't own
  • Patents & the ordinary pursuits of life
  • Ownership's uncertain future.