Copyrights and copywrongs
the rise of intellectual property and how it threatens creativity
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Publication
2001 - New York University Press, New York, England
Language
English
Word Count
60,750 words, Guess
Page Count
243 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveisbn_9780814788066
- Internet Archivecopyrightscopywr0000vaid
- ISBN-100814788068
- ISBN-139780814788066
- Library of Congress Control Number20012178
and 4 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2001002178
- OCLC Control Number46856111
- Better World Books9780814788066
- Open LibraryOL22055031M
Classifications
- DDC346.730482
- LCCZ642.V35 2001
- LCCZ642 .V35 2001
Description
"Copyright reflects far more than economic interests. Embedded within conflicts over royalties and infringement are cultural values - about access, ownership, free speech, race, class, and democracy - which influence how rights are determined and enforced. Questions of legitimacy - of what constitutes "intellectual property" or "fair use," and of how to locate a precise moment of cultural creation - have become enormously complicated in recent years, as advances in technology have exponentially increased the speed of cultural reproduction and dissemination. In Copyrights and Copywrongs, Siva Vaidhyanathan tracks the history of American copyright law through the twentieth century, from Mark Twain's vehement exhortations for "thick" copyright protection to recent lawsuits regarding sampling in rap music and the "digital moment," exemplified by the rise of Napster and MP3 technology. He argues that in its current punitive, highly restrictive form, American copyright law hinders cultural production, thereby contributing to the poverty of civic culture"--BOOK JACKET.
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