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"First, open access to information is a horse of a much different color than open access to land or water. In the latter case, open access can mean a free-for-all, as in Hardin’s grazing lands, leading to overconsumption and depletion. With distributed knowledge and information the resource is usually nonrivalrous…. In this instance, instead of having negative effects, open access of information provides a universal public good: the more quality information, the greater the public good." | "First, open access to information is a horse of a much different color than open access to land or water. In the latter case, open access can mean a free-for-all, as in Hardin’s grazing lands, leading to overconsumption and depletion. With distributed knowledge and information the resource is usually nonrivalrous…. In this instance, instead of having negative effects, open access of information provides a universal public good: the more quality information, the greater the public good." | ||
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== Commentary == | |||
== More Information == | |||
* [[Elinor Ostrom]] | |||
* [[Understanding Knowledge as a Commons]] – the book which for which this is an introduction | |||
* Elinor Ostrom and Charlotte Hess, A [[Framework for Analyzing the Knowledge Commons]] – Chapter 3 of that book | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 24 February 2021
Book Chapter: Charlotte Hess and Elinor Ostrom, Introduction: An Overview of the Knowledge Commons
In: Understanding Knowledge as a Commons
Introductory Passage
An excerpt from the introduction:
"First, open access to information is a horse of a much different color than open access to land or water. In the latter case, open access can mean a free-for-all, as in Hardin’s grazing lands, leading to overconsumption and depletion. With distributed knowledge and information the resource is usually nonrivalrous…. In this instance, instead of having negative effects, open access of information provides a universal public good: the more quality information, the greater the public good."
Excerpts
Commentary
More Information
- Elinor Ostrom
- Understanding Knowledge as a Commons – the book which for which this is an introduction
- Elinor Ostrom and Charlotte Hess, A Framework for Analyzing the Knowledge Commons – Chapter 3 of that book