# Enclosures of the Mind: Governing the Intellectual Commons

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli
- Year: 2006
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Philosophy
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/enclosures-mind-governing-intellectual-commons)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

We are living in an age of remarkable intellectual property appropriation - copyright, trademarks, patents and commercial secrets grow at an unprecedented rate. However, is this right or appropriate? Do the new owners deserve these rights, what might it mean for society, are there alternative ways of governing intellectual property - who wins and who loses? This lecture will explore one of the thorniest areas of the modern economy and question whether global advancement needs 'closed source', or should go increasingly 'open source'.

## Lectures

1. [Enclosures of the Mind: Governing the Intellectual Commons](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/enclosures-mind-governing-intellectual-commons/4cdee9f205c5) (YouTube)