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Moral panics and the copyright wars / William Patry.
2009
N 712 PAT.M
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Title
Moral panics and the copyright wars / William Patry.
Author
Patry, William F., author.
Description
xxiv, 266 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN
9780195385649
0195385640
9780199748464
0199748462
0195385640
9780199748464
0199748462
Alternate Call Number
N 712 PAT.M
Summary
Metaphors, moral panics, folk devils, Jack Valenti, Joseph Schumpeter, John Maynard Keynes, predictable irrationality, and free market fundamentalism are a few of the topics covered in this lively, unflinching examination of the 'Copyright Wars': the pitched battles over new technology, business models, and most of all, consumers.
Note
Metaphors, moral panics, folk devils, Jack Valenti, Joseph Schumpeter, John Maynard Keynes, predictable irrationality, and free market fundamentalism are a few of the topics covered in this lively, unflinching examination of the 'Copyright Wars': the pitched battles over new technology, business models, and most of all, consumers.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-251) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. How the copyright wars are being fought and why; 2. The role of metaphors in understanding; 3. Metaphors and the law; 4. The mythical origins of copyright and three favorite copyright metaphors; 5. Property as social relationships; 6. Why classifying copyright as property is important in the copyright wars; 7. Moral panics, folk devils, and fear as a tactical weapon; 8. Copyright owners and moral panics; 9. How innovation occurs: creative destructive and disruptive technologies.
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, [2009]
Language
English
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