The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom

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The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom
by Yochai Benkler
from Yale University Press

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• The Wealth of Networks: Worth the read, despite shortcomings
  "How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom" is an apt subheading for "The Wealth of Networks" by Yochai Benkler. The book encompasses topics as broad as the name suggests.
  The five-hundred page book provides a sweeping take on networks, covering nearly everything from the history of radio to the future of information law and policy. The dense Introduction may take readers several days to wade through, but offers the core messages of the book, compacted into twenty-eight pages. After breaking... more info

• This book gave meaning to law school
  This work was assigned in my last semester of law school. For the most part, I (like many others) did not see the worth in law school other than to become a good lawyer and make money. After reading this book, I feel all of the previous courses that I took in law school (mainly the IP ones) have more value.
  I would recommend this work to anyone wanting to see how copyright and patent laws effect/interact with society and culture beyond the "incentive theory" that is the primary focus of most copyright... more info

• Illustrates potential of networks
  A great book, even though it took Amazon nearly a month to send me the book.
  An optimistic look at the ways online networks can better our society by strengthening democracy and creating more equality. A little dry in places, but an excellent resource for understanding how the Internet fits into the global economy.

• This Book Proves the Adage that You See What You Look For
  I have been hearing about Yochai Benkler's book, "The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedoms," for some time and his exposition around what he (and many others) have called the "networked information economy." Benkler, a Yale law professor, also offers his 527 page (473 in text) book as a free PDF from his web site under a Creative Commons share alike license.
  First, let me say, there are a couple of worthwhile insights in the book, which I'll get to in a moment. But... more info

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