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Commons-based peer production is a term coined by Harvard Law School professor Yochai Benkler. It describes a new model of socioeconomic production in which large numbers of people work cooperatively (usually over the Internet). Commons-based projects generally have less rigid hierarchical structures than those under more traditional business models. Often — but not always — commons-based projects are designed without a need for financial compensation for contributors.

The term is often used interchangeably with the term social production.