Tech Central Station: The Ideological War Over Intellectual Property

“Intellectual property, once a dry, technical subject, has been
cast as the villain in a modern day struggle between darkness and
light. Free Culture and open source advocates argue passionately
that intellectual property rights harm us all by locking up
knowledge and culture. Their protests are loudest in the U.S. and
E.U., but the most consequential front in this burgeoning
ideological war over intellectual property rights is the developing
world.

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