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Shawn P. Wilbur
Shawn P. Wilbur posted a blog entry
What could justify property?
The shift in Proudhon's work, from critique of property to arguments in favor of it (despite the critiques), is hard to work...
 
eyalnow
eyalnow posted a blog entry
Musicians can prosper in the age of free music
Offering music for free adds to its value through network effects.Musicians can tap into many income streams - donations,...
17 days ago Interactions | Topics: Gift-Economy, copyright, donating, DRM
 
InkStained
InkStained posted a blog entry
Do we need a reason?
So, I am always wondering, why make art? What value does it have for an individual, a family, a community, a culture, the human...
 
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The Gift | ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon
"one of the things we’ve learnt is something incredibly counterintuitive to current North American culture: the more we give away, the better we do."
Digital gifts: Participation and gift exchange in LiveJournal communities
"This paper explores notions and rationales of gift exchange among participants of the social networking site ‘LiveJournal.’ While gift exchanges can be framed as a form of power relations, this paper argues that they also have the potential to...
 
Shawn P. Wilbur
Shawn P. Wilbur posted a blog entry
The gift economy of property
I think most anarchists and libertarians share a faith that it is possible for needs to be met, goods to be distributed and...