Cultural Environmentalism and Beyond
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"Cultural Environmentalism and Beyond" is a scholarly work by legal theorist James Boyle that explores the protection of the public domain and cultural commons in the face of expanding intellectual property rights.
All labels observed (1)
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| Cultural Environmentalism and Beyond canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cultural Environmentalism and Beyond Context triple: [James Boyle, notableWork, Cultural Environmentalism and Beyond]
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A.
The Deep Ecology Movement
The Deep Ecology Movement is an environmental philosophy and activist movement that advocates for the intrinsic value of all living beings and calls for profound changes in human societies to live in harmony with the natural world.
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B.
Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment
"Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment" is an influential book by economist Partha Dasgupta that analyzes how economic development, environmental sustainability, and human welfare are interlinked.
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C.
The human roots of the ecological crisis
"The human roots of the ecological crisis" is a key chapter in Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’ that analyzes how modern technological, economic, and cultural patterns of human behavior have led to environmental degradation and social injustice.
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D.
The Nature of Culture
The Nature of Culture is a seminal anthropological work by Alfred L. Kroeber that systematically explores the concept, patterns, and development of human culture.
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E.
environmental humanities
Environmental humanities is an interdisciplinary field that integrates insights from the arts, humanities, and social sciences to critically examine human-environment relationships and the cultural, ethical, and political dimensions of ecological issues.
- 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: Cultural Environmentalism and Beyond Target entity description: "Cultural Environmentalism and Beyond" is a scholarly work by legal theorist James Boyle that explores the protection of the public domain and cultural commons in the face of expanding intellectual property rights.
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A.
The Deep Ecology Movement
The Deep Ecology Movement is an environmental philosophy and activist movement that advocates for the intrinsic value of all living beings and calls for profound changes in human societies to live in harmony with the natural world.
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B.
Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment
"Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment" is an influential book by economist Partha Dasgupta that analyzes how economic development, environmental sustainability, and human welfare are interlinked.
-
C.
The human roots of the ecological crisis
"The human roots of the ecological crisis" is a key chapter in Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’ that analyzes how modern technological, economic, and cultural patterns of human behavior have led to environmental degradation and social injustice.
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D.
The Nature of Culture
The Nature of Culture is a seminal anthropological work by Alfred L. Kroeber that systematically explores the concept, patterns, and development of human culture.
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E.
environmental humanities
Environmental humanities is an interdisciplinary field that integrates insights from the arts, humanities, and social sciences to critically examine human-environment relationships and the cultural, ethical, and political dimensions of ecological issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
legal essay
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| addresses |
need for public awareness of the public domain
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policy implications of intellectual property expansion ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
recognition of the value of cultural commons
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stronger protection of the public domain ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reframe intellectual property debates using environmental metaphors ⓘ |
| argues |
expanding intellectual property rights can endanger the cultural commons
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public domain is analogous to an environmental commons ⓘ |
| author | James Boyle ⓘ |
| concerns | balance between private rights and public access ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
debate on information commons
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debate on knowledge governance ⓘ |
| critiques |
enclosure of the public domain
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over-expansion of copyright ⓘ over-expansion of patent rights ⓘ |
| discusses |
relationship between intellectual property and creativity
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role of law in shaping cultural production ⓘ social costs of strong intellectual property rights ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of access to information
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importance of shared cultural resources ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
copyright law
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information law ⓘ legal theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
expansion of intellectual property rights
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protection of cultural commons ⓘ protection of the public domain ⓘ |
| genre | academic legal writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | environmental law analogies ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
activists concerned with the public domain
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legal scholars ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
cultural commons
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cultural environmentalism ⓘ intellectual property law ⓘ public domain ⓘ |
| proposesAnalogyWith | environmentalism ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | cultural environmentalism ⓘ |
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Subject: Cultural Environmentalism and Beyond Description of subject: "Cultural Environmentalism and Beyond" is a scholarly work by legal theorist James Boyle that explores the protection of the public domain and cultural commons in the face of expanding intellectual property rights.
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