For the moment, just think of it as the raw materials for generating ideas or creative work, such as inventions, music or art. We will look at this idea of a commons in more detail later. These free resources are all part of what Lessig's book refers to as the ‘commons’. A public highway, a public park, Fermat's last theorem or an 1890 edition of a Shakespeare play are all free to use or copy. Authors, inventors, blues musicians – creators of all kinds – use language, stories, professional skills, musical notes and chords, facts and ideas, all building on the work of earlier creators. To make things we need resources, including intangible resources like information and ideas. One of the most important topics in this unit is the notion of the ‘commons’ put forward by Lawrence Lessig, the author of The Future of Ideas. Nevertheless, you should gain a good appreciation of the main ideas, and the necessary skills and knowledge to investigate further areas of interest to you. We have, therefore, had to be selective about what we have included and we have sometimes simplified complex concepts. It would be impossible to cover all the relevant laws and cases in a short course such as this. This course will not make you an expert in internet law. By analysing the (sometimes controversial) case law, we examine how this internet innovation has affected certain kinds of businesses, the response of those businesses, and the social and economic significance of this. This unit explains how the internet has enabled massive innovation.

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