<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></abstract>

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.

Forms of Remuneration for Free Software Production: A Reducible Complexity

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia

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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...

Forms of Remuneration for Free Software Production: A Reducible Complexity

Published Online: Aug 09, 2019

Page range: 109 - 126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/subbs-2019-0005

Keywords
Information society, free software, digital production, commons, capitalism

© 2019 Emrah Irzik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Forms of Remuneration for Free Software Production: A Reducible Complexity

Published Online: Aug 09, 2019

Page range: 109 - 126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/subbs-2019-0005

KeywordsInformation society, free software, digital production, commons, capitalism

© 2019 Emrah Irzik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Information society, free software, digital production, commons, capitalism