Should these book reviews be viewed as a cultural commons?

'Common As Air' by Lewis Hyde is an argument against the enclosure of ideas in the modern age and a call to return to how cultural commons were treated back in the early days of the United States. Within are definitions of words, examples of recent IP/patent/copyright abuse and the principles exhibited by Benjamin Franklin and other Founding Fathers.

I summarised the book as follows. "It's not light reading but it was fascinating. A great book for me opens many avenues of investigation, which this certainly did. This pushed me close to the limit of my vocabulary & ability to hold complex concepts. And overall it makes me more excited to learn about V4V, property rights and the creativity of art/ideas."

I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:27) - Synopsis
(2:26) -Commons: Defined by the people
(9:34) - Encroachment: Copyright & patenting of ideas
(21:00) - Observations/Takeaways
(25:42) - Summary


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