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According to the author, an oppositional discourse has emerged within the fields of law and public policy, concerning the privatization, or "enclosure," of ideas--analogous to the land enclosure movement in 16th century England--and the expansion of intellectual property rights, resulting in the "fencing off" of the intellectual commons. Schoechle (University of Colorado) uses the enclosure discourse as an interdisciplinary framework for examining the debate over the privatization of international technical standards. His study, which draws on a theoretical perspective of political economy and theories of the public sphere, applies methods of discourse analysis and historiography in examining the international standards system and the vast array of traditional standard setting organizations and emerging industry consortia. He argues that key terms used in the discourse on standards and standardization, such as "open," "public," and "private," are often ill-defined and conflicting. About 100 pages of appendices provide reports and a glossary. The book's readership includes academics, policymakers, and practitioners interested in such issues as technical innovations, access to information and media, intellectual property, and emerging industrial economic development. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
