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Commodifying the ‘information age’: intellectual property rights, the state and the internet.

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Commodifying the ‘information age’: intellectual property rights, the state and the internet. / May, Christopher.
In: SCRIPT-ed, Vol. 1, No. 3, 09.2004, p. 408-419.

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May, C 2004, 'Commodifying the ‘information age’: intellectual property rights, the state and the internet.', SCRIPT-ed, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 408-419. https://doi.org/10.2966/scrip.010304.408

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May, C. (2004). Commodifying the ‘information age’: intellectual property rights, the state and the internet. SCRIPT-ed, 1(3), 408-419. https://doi.org/10.2966/scrip.010304.408

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May C. Commodifying the ‘information age’: intellectual property rights, the state and the internet. SCRIPT-ed. 2004 Sept;1(3):408-419. doi: 10.2966/scrip.010304.408

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May, Christopher. / Commodifying the ‘information age’: intellectual property rights, the state and the internet. In: SCRIPT-ed. 2004 ; Vol. 1, No. 3. pp. 408-419.

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