| Summary: | Cultural commons have been used to describe a very large number of practices corresponding to an Anglo-Saxon understanding of culture. They have also been used in order to describe the changes in production and reception of symbolic goods, especially because of inter-networked computers. In this article, we explore the possibility of understanding symbolic goods as commons and compare different definitions and uses of the term commons applied to symbolic goods. Throughout the article, the definition ranges from open access—goods in the public domain or through free licenses—, considered as Common Pool Resources, to definitions highlighting the importance of community and political utopia in the Commons.
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