Here are some of his key works:
* "Shamans, Software, and Spleens: Law, Markets, and the Biotechnology Revolution" (1996)
* "The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind" (2008)
* "Finkelstein on Copyright" (2016) (Co-edited)
* "A Politics of the Commons" (2018) (Co-edited)
Boyle's work focuses on the intersection of law, technology, and society. He argues for a more equitable and accessible approach to intellectual property, emphasizing the importance of the public domain and open access.
It's important to distinguish between "author" in the sense of a writer of fiction or non-fiction books, and "author" in the sense of a legal scholar who publishes academic works. While James Boyle is not an author in the former sense, he is a prolific and influential author in the latter sense.