Enclosures, Sheep, and the Open Web
Update: 2016-05-03
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Room: Stage 8
Anwen Roberts, Jens Ohlig
The enclosure movement was a process in Great Britain that did away with collectively owned and managed land and privatized it, which started in the 16th century and was completed by the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The end of the commons is often regarded as the beginning of capitalism.
Produced by Voice Republic
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Anwen Roberts, Jens Ohlig
The enclosure movement was a process in Great Britain that did away with collectively owned and managed land and privatized it, which started in the 16th century and was completed by the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The end of the commons is often regarded as the beginning of capitalism.
Our talk is a parable (featuring fun facts about sheep) on how we can see this enclosure movement today on the Internet. Will the Open Web be cut up into little privatized plots and allotments? Who are today's landlords? Is Internet.org a wolf in sheep's clothing? Are we in the middle of a transformation that is irreversible?
We'll look at examples of how the commons is eroded – from Net Neutrality to copyright-wing extremism and sheep farming in Farmville.
Produced by Voice Republic
For more podcasts visit http://voicerepublic.com
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