FORMS OF REMUNERATION FOR FREE SOFTWARE PRODUCTION: A REDUCIBLE COMPLEXITY

FORMS OF REMUNERATION FOR FREE SOFTWARE PRODUCTION: A REDUCIBLE COMPLEXITY

How producers of free digital goods can be compensated for their labour is a major topic of debate and controversy in Free Software and related fields. This paper analytically disentangles the multiple modes of remuneration in operation in Free Software and presents the implications from a political...

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Veröffentlicht in:Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai. Sociologia 2019-06, Vol.64 (1), p.109-126
1. Verfasser: Irzik, Emrah
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
capitalism
commons
digital production
free software
Information society
Radical sociology
Social Sciences
Sociology
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Zusammenfassung:How producers of free digital goods can be compensated for their labour is a major topic of debate and controversy in Free Software and related fields. This paper analytically disentangles the multiple modes of remuneration in operation in Free Software and presents the implications from a political economy perspective. The outlook of autonomous commons-based production in information goods is situated in relation to capitalism. In the process, certain conceptual contributions are made regarding the nature of information goods and the commodity form.
ISSN:2066-0464
2066-0464
DOI:10.2478/subbs-2019-0005