Noted in the German archivists' blog Archivalia, a study that takes note of the process of digital enclosure:
The public domain is a rich resource and an essential foundation for the Internet public library. It includes centuries of great literature and is a chronicle of civilization and learning. Before the Internet, there was little argument over what people could do with public domain works. They could do anything. But technology makes it possible to impose new technical and contractual protections that can be applied willy-nilly to in-copyright and public domain works alike. The lawyers and economists call this the “enclosure” of the public domain and it looms large as the future of the Internet public library plays out.
http://www.blc.org/news/BLC_summit_white_paper_9-29-08.pdf
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