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File The Man who mistook his wife for a Book
This paper examines the link between ideas of personhood and self that underlies western liberal property regimes. It attempts to understand the manner in which thinkers like Locke create a co-terminus between the ‘self’ and ‘own’. It then poses the question of whether we can look at alternative ideas of the self within western and non-western metaphysics, and how the move towards a relational self helps us rethink our assumptions about property and personhood, especially in relation to the world of knowledge and culture.
Page Copyright, Cultural Production and Open Content Licensing
Article by Lawrence Liang first published by Piet Zwart Institute
File Guide to Open Content Licenses
What is copyright? What is copyleft? How can we share culture in a world where everything has a license? Scientists, writers, designers, artists, musicians and others are increasingly interested in making their work available in 'the public domain'. This booklet is an overview of the ways in which this has been done and a guide to the growing area of Open Content Licenses through which people design and safeguard access to their work.
File Guide to Open Content in Hindi
A Hindi Version of Guide to Open Content Licenses
Page Conceptualizing Law and Culture: Rajnikant and the Sign of our Times
Article by Lawrence Liang on Rajnikant's attempt at protecting his sign
Page Copyright v. The Right to Copy
Article by Lawrence Liang on the damages awarded to Ram Kumar for infringement of his copyright
Page Shoot, Share and Create
Initially written for the Vikalp Mailing list and then a version was published in Rajeev Mehrotra, Ed, Double Take
File Copyright and Documentary Film in the Commonwealth
A contribution to a study of Fair use and documentary film makers in six countries
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