Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How it Threatens CreativityCopyright reflects far more than economic interests. Embedded within conflicts over royalties and infringement are cultural values—about race, class, access, ownership, free speech, 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. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Ideas Expressionsand Democracy | 17 |
2 Mark Twain and the History of Literary Copyright | 35 |
3 Celluloid Copyright and Derivative Works or How toStop 12 Monkeys with One Chair | 81 |
American Music Challengesthe Copyright Tradition | 117 |
The End of Copyright? | 149 |
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Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and how it ... Siva Vaidhyanathan No preview available - 2003 |