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18 April 2006

Yochai Benkler on "The Wealth of Networks" at Havard Law School

This just arrived from the folks over at the Berkman Center. Given the topic (networks and governance), I thought Professor Benkler's talk might be of interest to some of the local readers of this blog. Here is the announcement:

Prof. Benkler’s research at Yale Law School focuses on the effects of laws that regulate information production and exchange on the distribution of control over information flows, knowledge, and culture in the digital environment. His particular focus has been the neglected role of commons-based approaches toward management of resources in the digitally networked environment, the increasing importance of nonmarket production in general and collaborative peer production in particular, and the significance of these phenomena in both economic and political terms. “The Wealth of Networks� is a comprehensive social theory of the Internet and the networked information economy. In it, Benkler describes how patterns of information, knowledge, and cultural production are changing—and shows that the way information and knowledge are made available can either limit or enlarge the ways people can create and express themselves.

Prof. Benkler will give a short talk about his new book on Tuesday, April 18 at 5:45 pm in Hauser Hall 102, Harvard Law School. Afterwards, please join us for a celebration at the Berkman Center. For directions and maps, please see http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/contact.

Posted by at April 18, 2006 11:25 AM

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