Lewis Hyde on Cultural Commons

Berkman Fellow Lewis Hyde talks about the topic of his upcoming work, "the privatizing of the cultural commons."

Hyde addresses many of the issues and concerns that modern copyright use presents to works traditionally open for public consumption. Referencing the life and work of Ben Franklin, he argues on behalf of the public's need for access to traditionally public ideas and works for the benefit and progression of society.

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[DrSituationist]

Just short of the hour there's a great neo-Franklinism about humor and the character of the "erasure of the individual" that runs as a theme through this lecture and discussion.

It occurs to me that some of this persists in the "anonymous" public discourse that has any substance to speak of in a forum like YouTube or the greater blogosphere. Those anonymous voices that are effective, whether they have standing bestowed on them by authority or not, tend to use humor as a fundamental tool.

[DrSituationist]

Am I right to assume this is Lewis Hyde, author of The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property? Thanks for posting this.