From the abstract: "In
his seminal 2006 work 'The Wealth of Networks', Yochai Benkler presents a new
era in the production of information, the
'networked information
economy',
facilitating action by decentralised individual users, and in particular
'commons-based peer production' initiatives which provided a feasible,
nonproprietary alternative to information production
by corporate (or State) entities. Important and revolutionary features of this
new kind of production compared to previous forms were the non-hierarchical
decentralised organisation of the initiatives, their 'non-market' nature i.e.
the fact that production took place altruistically and communally without
remuneration or proprietary rights for participants and the fact that the information
produced could be disseminated worldwide for very little cost.
This contribution analyses what has happened to commons-based peer production from an anarchist perspective, and in practice the profit-seeking encroachments made into this type of initiative. The prospective for non-hierarchical participative activity which resists this tendency will be examined." Read more
This contribution analyses what has happened to commons-based peer production from an anarchist perspective, and in practice the profit-seeking encroachments made into this type of initiative. The prospective for non-hierarchical participative activity which resists this tendency will be examined." Read more
