Free Software Licenses and Other Free Licenses: Genetic Code of Digital Common Goods
Abstract
This article explores the history and describes the main features of free software licenses and other free licenses in an attempt to shed light on the reasons for their success in promoting individual behaviors converging towards the collective construction of digital commons.
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