The Future of Ideas
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The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Future of Ideas canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T327570 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Future of Ideas Context triple: [Lawrence Lessig, notableWork, The Future of Ideas]
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A.
As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
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B.
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for the unification of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities into a single, coherent framework of knowledge.
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C.
One-Dimensional Man
One-Dimensional Man is a 1964 philosophical critique by Herbert Marcuse that analyzes how advanced industrial societies create conformist, "one-dimensional" thinking that undermines genuine freedom and critical consciousness.
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D.
The City That Works
"The City That Works" is a civic motto highlighting Portland, Oregon’s reputation for effective local governance, urban planning, and livability.
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E.
Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Future of Ideas Target entity description: The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
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A.
As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
-
B.
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for the unification of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities into a single, coherent framework of knowledge.
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C.
One-Dimensional Man
One-Dimensional Man is a 1964 philosophical critique by Herbert Marcuse that analyzes how advanced industrial societies create conformist, "one-dimensional" thinking that undermines genuine freedom and critical consciousness.
-
D.
The City That Works
"The City That Works" is a civic motto highlighting Portland, Oregon’s reputation for effective local governance, urban planning, and livability.
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E.
Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| argues |
Legal and technological changes are enclosing the digital commons.
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Overly strong copyright and patent protections can stifle innovation. ⓘ The architecture of the Internet originally favored openness and low barriers to entry. ⓘ |
| author | Lawrence Lessig ⓘ |
| awards | named among important works on Internet law and policy ⓘ |
| centralThesis |
Excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation and creativity in the digital age.
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The openness of the Internet and digital commons is essential for cultural and technological progress. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| deweyDecimalClassification | 346.0482 ⓘ |
| genre |
intellectual property
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law ⓘ politics ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Free Culture ⓘ |
| influenced |
Creative Commons movement
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linked to:
free culture movement
Free Culture ⓘ debates on digital copyright policy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Internet culture
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free software movement ⓘ public domain concept ⓘ |
| isbn | 0-375-50578-4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lccClassification | KF2979 .L47 2001 ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressSubjectHeading |
Copyright—United States
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Information technology—Law and legislation—United States ⓘ Intellectual property—United States ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
balance between control and freedom in IP law
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enclosure of the commons ⓘ innovation commons ⓘ layers of the Internet (physical, code, content) ⓘ |
| oclc | 47252440 ⓘ |
| pageCount | xii+342 ⓘ |
| predecessor | Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Random House ⓘ |
| setting | early 21st century digital environment ⓘ |
| structure | divided into three parts: "Commons", "Constraints", and "Consequences" ⓘ |
| subject |
Internet regulation
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copyright ⓘ creative freedom ⓘ digital commons ⓘ innovation policy ⓘ intellectual property law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Future of Ideas Description of subject: The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.