the term "public commons" doesn't appear in the article ... "public sphere" has a different meaning, tying back to Habermas and others. http://en.wikipedia.org

the term "public commons" doesn't appear in the article ... "public sphere" has a different meaning, tying back to Habermas and others. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_sphere http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_sphere the original title "Wikileaks Exposes Internet's Dissent Tax" is a much clearer summary of the argument.