The Enclosure Acts allowed fencing of common lands that villagers had used for generations. Something similar has happened in the digital space.
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The British empire brought the practice of commons enclosure to Africa to claim land. Its effects continue today at sites like the Liesbeek River in Cape Town.
Who has the right to use an Amazon domain name? The people who live there or a company with the same name?
Globally designed products which are then locally manufactured could lead to sustainable and inclusive forms of production and consumption.
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Lecturer, Globalisation Studies, Victoria University
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Professor at Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty Associate at Harvard University, Harvard University
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Lecturer in Law and Human Rights, University of Essex
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University of Cape Town
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PhD Researcher, Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology (Adapt), Trinity College Dublin