Open Systems/Access

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Session Overview

Tuesday, 11:30-1:00pm
Format: Lecture, followed by discussion
Lead: Yochai Benkler

This session will discuss the enormous benefits of open systems and address the ways in which openness at all layers of the networked environment can be achieved. Yochai Benkler will present a set of examples in which physical access, social production of content, and other forms of user creation and collaboration play a powerful role in supporting freedom and new forms of innovation. From these examples, he will draw out how proprietary networks and standards (like mobile networks) differ from open standards (like TCP/IP, competitive infrastructure, free software, open standards, and free culture/content-based models). The case of WikiLeaks will provide a lens through which to view questions related to openness, access, and content distribution.

Required Readings

The Wealth of Networks

Arab Spring

Evading Censorship

Skype

Google Voice Rejected from iPhone

Project-IP Act

Recommended Readings

The Broadband Report

Background information about the Berkman Center's Broadband Report

Related Case Examples