Autori nella rete. Come l’accesso libero alle opere dell’ingegno in rete rischia di trasformarsi nella fine della libertà della cultura

The combination of the interests of telephone network owners and the naivety of network fans has turned the concept of “open access”, which began life with quite a different purpose, into a worldwide assault on authors’ rights. Actually, behind the fa ade of noble ideas, such as cultural freedom, an economic conflict is being waged for the possession of saleable contents – misleadingly offered as gifts – for consumers, so as to keep them in the network. It is only by making sure that an author can receive earnings from the circulation of his/her works that his/her independence can be protected, together with the survival of freedom of thought.