Abstract
Reconceptualizing entrepreneurial activity as a knowledge commons leads us to ask a different set of questions than previous studies have, and to utilize a different set of methodological tools. As Part II described, existing approaches to understanding the relationship between IP and entrepreneurship focus on the firm and its reactions to various IP laws. By contrast, to the extent that the exemplar entrepreneurial activities described in Part III can be described as instances of commons governance, the analysis must necessarily be broader. The knowledge commons framework forces us to acknowledge that much of information production and dissemination depends on relationships among individuals and their interactions with the background competitive environment and the legal and market factors that shape it.
Recommended Citation
Burstein, Michael J.
(2016)
"The Entrepreneurial Commons: Reframing the Relationship Between Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 2016:
No.
4, Article 3.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2016/iss4/3
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