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To hold something in common is to share ownership, use and care with others. A good place to start reading is the Tragedy of the Commons, and here, Garrett Hardin's famous article, first published in 1968 in Science Journal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons - Wikipedia's take on commons.

CreativeCommons.org - Find and publish works under the Creative Commons copyright license. This is a good place to start reading.

WikiNews.org - An amazing example of collaboration in publishing news in an information commons.

"We are a group of volunteers whose
mission is to build a website to present up-to-date, relevant,
newsworthy and entertaining content without bias.
"All content written for Wikinews is in the public domain. By
making our content perpetually available for free redistribution and
use, we hope to contribute to a global digital commons."

iCommons.org
- working to develop a global information commons.

OntheCommons.org is web portal and blog that explores activism on behalf of the commons.

PublicKnowledge.org -
A group of lawyers, technologists, lobbyists, academics, volunteers and
activists dedicated to fortifying and defending a vibrant information
commons.

Connexions - A rapidly growing collection of free scholarly materials and a powerful set of free software tools to help:

* authors publish and collaborate
* instructors rapidly build and share custom courses
* learners explore the links among concepts, courses, and disciplines.