@article{12829,
      recid = {12829},
      author = {Vaidhyanathan, Siva,},
      title = {Copyrights and copywrongs : the rise of intellectual  property and how it threatens creativity /},
      pages = {xi, 243 pages ;},
      abstract = {"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"--Jacket.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/12829},
}