A Critical Look at Digital Media, the Intellectual Property Regime and Free Open Source Software

This article examines how the intellectual property regime works in digital media and how free open source software is pushing the boundaries of the regime on the digital realm. The main purpose of this article is to highlight the differences that models of knowledge production can make in the proce...

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Main Author: Yılmaz Alışkan
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Language:English
Published: Erciyes University 2024-07-01
Series:Erciyes İletişim Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/erciyesiletisim/issue/86381/1434384
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description This article examines how the intellectual property regime works in digital media and how free open source software is pushing the boundaries of the regime on the digital realm. The main purpose of this article is to highlight the differences that models of knowledge production can make in the process of building a participatory society. This article uses Michael Gibbons' Mode 1 and Mode 2 theories as a method. In the light of this theory, power relations in the production and distribution of knowledge are discussed. The Mode 2 model points to a commons-based model of knowledge production that has a democratic potential. The intellectual property regime is struggling to control the flow of information on the internet. It is quite difficult for the intellectual property rights regime to control the circulation of knowledge on the Internet, as digital media play a key role in the free flow of knowledge. Free open source software is an effective model for those who support the free flow of information in the digital space.
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spelling doaj-art-09222db47b6e4094923ad4c450887d7d2024-12-19T13:12:38ZengErciyes UniversityErciyes İletişim Dergisi2667-58112024-07-0111281382710.17680/erciyesiletisim.1434384124A Critical Look at Digital Media, the Intellectual Property Regime and Free Open Source SoftwareYılmaz Alışkan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2761-6740DICLE UNIVERSITYThis article examines how the intellectual property regime works in digital media and how free open source software is pushing the boundaries of the regime on the digital realm. The main purpose of this article is to highlight the differences that models of knowledge production can make in the process of building a participatory society. This article uses Michael Gibbons' Mode 1 and Mode 2 theories as a method. In the light of this theory, power relations in the production and distribution of knowledge are discussed. The Mode 2 model points to a commons-based model of knowledge production that has a democratic potential. The intellectual property regime is struggling to control the flow of information on the internet. It is quite difficult for the intellectual property rights regime to control the circulation of knowledge on the Internet, as digital media play a key role in the free flow of knowledge. Free open source software is an effective model for those who support the free flow of information in the digital space.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/erciyesiletisim/issue/86381/1434384dijital medyafikri mülkiyetdijital müştereközgür açık kaynak yazılımbittorent.digital mediaintellectual propertydigital commonsfree open source softwarebittorent.
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A Critical Look at Digital Media, the Intellectual Property Regime and Free Open Source Software
Erciyes İletişim Dergisi
dijital medya
fikri mülkiyet
dijital müşterek
özgür açık kaynak yazılım
bittorent.
digital media
intellectual property
digital commons
free open source software
bittorent.
title A Critical Look at Digital Media, the Intellectual Property Regime and Free Open Source Software
title_full A Critical Look at Digital Media, the Intellectual Property Regime and Free Open Source Software
title_fullStr A Critical Look at Digital Media, the Intellectual Property Regime and Free Open Source Software
title_full_unstemmed A Critical Look at Digital Media, the Intellectual Property Regime and Free Open Source Software
title_short A Critical Look at Digital Media, the Intellectual Property Regime and Free Open Source Software
title_sort critical look at digital media the intellectual property regime and free open source software
topic dijital medya
fikri mülkiyet
dijital müşterek
özgür açık kaynak yazılım
bittorent.
digital media
intellectual property
digital commons
free open source software
bittorent.
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/erciyesiletisim/issue/86381/1434384
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