Bootlegging : romanticism and copyright in the music industry / Lee Marshall.

Bootlegging : romanticism and copyright in the music industry / Lee Marshall.

viii, 169 pages ; 24 cm.

9780761944904
0761944907 cased
9781847871442 electronic book
9781446215852 ebook
9781281240019

N 764 MAR.B
LR 57760
PZ 3400

"Bootlegs - live concert recordings or studio outtakes reproduced without the permission of the rights holder - hold a prominent position in the pantheon of popular music. They are also much misrepresented and this fascinating book constitutes the first full length academic treatment of the subject." "By examining the centrality of Romantic authorship to both copyright and the music industry, the author highlights the mutual dependence of capitalism and Romanticism, which situates the individual as the key creative force while challenging the commodification of art and self." "Marshall reveals how the desire for bootlegs is driven by the same ideals of authenticity employed by the legitimate industry in its copyright rhetoric and practice and demonstrates how bootlegs exist as an antagonistic but necessary component of an industry that does much to prevent them." "This book will be of great interest to researchers and students in the sociology of culture, social theory, cultural studies and law."--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-167) and index.

Theory, culture & society.

London : Sage, 2005.

eng

"Bootlegs - live concert recordings or studio outtakes reproduced without the permission of the rights holder - hold a prominent position in the pantheon of popular music. They are also much misrepresented and this fascinating book constitutes the first full length academic treatment of the subject." "By examining the centrality of Romantic authorship to both copyright and the music industry, the author highlights the mutual dependence of capitalism and Romanticism, which situates the individual as the key creative force while challenging the commodification of art and self." "Marshall reveals how the desire for bootlegs is driven by the same ideals of authenticity employed by the legitimate industry in its copyright rhetoric and practice and demonstrates how bootlegs exist as an antagonistic but necessary component of an industry that does much to prevent them." "This book will be of great interest to researchers and students in the sociology of culture, social theory, cultural studies and law."--Jacket.