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The Fallacy of “Free”

By Xiaochang Li | March 18, 2009

(credit: images used under CC license from cayusa) “The idea of a pure gift is a contradiction.” – Mary Douglas “Free” is a term that has come into vogue in recent years to describe many of the systems of information and services made available in the so-called new media landscape. In 2008, Wired.com editor Chris [...]

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