Yochai Benkler on the economics of online collaboration
In this TED video, Yale law professor Yochai Benkler talks about the Wealth of Networks, his concept and the name of his important book that explains the economic aspects on online collaboration.
Using high profile software projects such as the Apache web server, Linux and Wikipedia as examples, Benkler examines the far-reaching effects of commons-based peer production (his term for online collaboration) and declares that it is the next stage of human organization and economic production.
Footnote:
In an entirely appropriate turn of events, after Benkler’s book was published in printed form, it also became available under a Creative Commons license, giving people permission to download it for free from his website. This in turn spawned a wiki, giving readers all kinds of opportunities to collaboratively discuss the book and contribute their own ideas and insights around its themes.
