Publication

2006-03-15 - Center for the Study of the Public Domain

Language

English

Word Count

19,000 words, Guess

Page Count

76 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL8581424M
  • ISBN-139780974155319
  • ISBN-100974155314
  • OCLC Control Number65285509
  • LibraryThing2129288
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  • Goodreads361482

Classifications

  • LCCKF3050 .A54 2006

Description

"A documentary is being filmed. A cell phone rings, playing the "Rocky" theme song. The filmmaker is told she must pay $10,000 to clear the rights to the song. Can this be true? "Eyes on the Prize," the great civil rights documentary, was pulled from circulation because the filmmakers' rights to music and footage had expired. What's going on here? It's the collision of documentary filmmaking and intellectual property law, and it's the inspiration for this new comic book. Follow its heroine Akiko as she films her documentary, and navigates the twists and turns of intellectual property. Why do we have copyrights? What is "fair use"? Bound By Law reaches beyond documentary film to provide a commentary on the most pressing issues facing law, art, property and an increasingly digital world of remixed culture"--

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