The end of ownership : personal property in the digital economy / Aaron Perzanowski and Jason Schultz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perzanowski, Aaron, author.

Schultz, Jason M., author.

Series:

Information society series

The information society series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Personal property.

Internet--Law and legislation.

Internet.

Electronic commerce--Law and legislation.

Electronic commerce.

Intellectual property.

Physical Description:

249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Most of us will freely admit that we are obsessed with our devices. We pride ourselves on our ability to multitask--read work email, reply to a text, check Facebook, watch a video clip. Talk on the phone, send a text, drive a car. Enjoy family dinner with a glowing smartphone next to our plates. We can do it all, 24/7! Never mind the errors in the email, the near-miss on the road, and the unheard conversation at the table. In The Distracted Mind, Adam Gazzaley and Larry Rosen--a neuroscientist and a psychologist--explain why our brains aren't built for multitasking and suggest better ways to live in a high-tech world without giving up our modern technology. The authors explain that our brains are limited in their ability to pay attention. We don't really multitask but rather switch rapidly between tasks. Distractions and interruptions, often technology-related--referred to by the authors as "interference"--collide with our goal-setting abilities. We want to finish this paper/spreadsheet/sentence, but our phone signals an incoming message and we drop everything. Even without an alert, we decide that we "must" check in on social media immediately. Gazzaley and Rosen offer practical strategies, backed by science, to fight distraction. We can change our brains with meditation, video games, and physical exercise; we can change our behavior by planning our accessibility and recognizing our anxiety about being out of touch even briefly. They don't suggest that we give up our devices, but that we use them in a more balanced way"--Publisher description.

Contents:

Property rights and the exhaustion principle

Copies, clouds and streams

Ownership and the fine print

The "buy now" lie

The promise and perils of digital libraries

DRM and the secret war inside your devices

The internet of things you don't own

Patents and the ordinary pursuits of life

Ownership's uncertain future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780262035019

0262035014

OCLC:

945169973