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{{a|devil|}}The central irony of the [[digital commons]]. Since the practical means of separating of [[information]] from its [[substrate]] became available to all<ref>The JC dates this to the widespread introduction of [[email]], but the fabulous {{author|James Burke}} makes a good argument that it started 200 is years ago with the [Jacquard loom]].</ref> any digital artefact — any code — can be instantly and costlessly replicated. No consumables materials,<ref>Barring a trivial amount of electricity and no I am not including [[Blockchain]] in that sweeping generalisation.</ref> no labour, no storage transport cost. — unless tech companies can extract rent somehow, their profit margins will quickly tend to zero, as the code in their products, being its sole value, is freely reproduable. | {{a|devil|}}The central irony of the [[digital commons]]. Since the practical means of separating of [[information]] from its [[substrate]] became available to all<ref>The JC dates this to the widespread introduction of [[email]], but the fabulous {{author|James Burke}} makes a good argument that it started 200 is years ago with the [[Jacquard loom]].</ref> any digital artefact — any code — can be instantly and costlessly replicated. No consumables materials,<ref>Barring a trivial amount of electricity and no I am not including [[Blockchain]] in that sweeping generalisation.</ref> no labour, no storage transport cost. — unless tech companies can extract rent somehow, their profit margins will quickly tend to zero, as the code in their products, being its sole value, is freely reproduable. | ||
Hence, to make any money out of the fruits of one’s digital labours, one must seek rent. Two ways of doing that are by | Hence, to make any money out of the fruits of one’s digital labours, one must seek rent. Two ways of doing that are by |