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Understanding copyright : intellectual property in the digital age.
2015
N 341 KLE.U
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Title
Understanding copyright : intellectual property in the digital age.
Edition
First edition.
Description
vi, 152 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781446285831
9781446285848 paperback
9781473927841 EPUB
9781473911796 electronic book
9781446285848 paperback
9781473927841 EPUB
9781473911796 electronic book
Alternate Call Number
N 341 KLE.U
Summary
How cultural property is created, governed, protected, circulated and accessed raises serious questions for individuals, activists and governments. Taking a rounded view of the debates and perspectives that have emerged as essential to the struggle over copyright in the digital age, this book: * Looks across a broad range of industries including music, television and film to consider the issues of media power and policy. * Is packed with gripping examples and case studies, including pirate bay, Google books, Metallica v Napster, Aaron Swartz/JSTOR and megaupload.com * Features boxed case studies and guided further reading lists. Edited with authority and insight, this book offers students and scholars of cultural and media industries, new media and social media a comprehensive overview of the contemporary issues surrounding intellectual property.
Note
Chapter 1: Introduction: Understanding Copyright in the Digital Age Chapter 2: A Brief History of Copyright: Where We Are and How We Got Here Chapter 3: Copyright and the Creative Economy: How the Cultural Industries Exert Influence Chapter 4: Technologies and Corporations in the Middle: How Internet Intermediaries are Drawn into the Debate Chapter 5: Creative Workers and Copyright: How Current and Future Creators Benefit from Cultural Labour Chapter 6: Consumers, Criminals, Patrons, Pirates: How Users Connect to Copyright Chapter 7: Copyright Policy: How Policy Represents (or Fails to Represent) Different Groups Chapter 8: The Future of Copyright: How We Can Learn from the Debate.
How cultural property is created, governed, protected, circulated and accessed raises serious questions for individuals, activists and governments. Taking a rounded view of the debates and perspectives that have emerged as essential to the struggle over copyright in the digital age, this book: * Looks across a broad range of industries including music, television and film to consider the issues of media power and policy. * Is packed with gripping examples and case studies, including pirate bay, Google books, Metallica v Napster, Aaron Swartz/JSTOR and megaupload.com * Features boxed case studies and guided further reading lists. Edited with authority and insight, this book offers students and scholars of cultural and media industries, new media and social media a comprehensive overview of the contemporary issues surrounding intellectual property.
How cultural property is created, governed, protected, circulated and accessed raises serious questions for individuals, activists and governments. Taking a rounded view of the debates and perspectives that have emerged as essential to the struggle over copyright in the digital age, this book: * Looks across a broad range of industries including music, television and film to consider the issues of media power and policy. * Is packed with gripping examples and case studies, including pirate bay, Google books, Metallica v Napster, Aaron Swartz/JSTOR and megaupload.com * Features boxed case studies and guided further reading lists. Edited with authority and insight, this book offers students and scholars of cultural and media industries, new media and social media a comprehensive overview of the contemporary issues surrounding intellectual property.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-147) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction: understanding copyright in the digital age; 2. A brief history of copyright: where we are and how we got here; 3. Copyright and the creative economy: how the cultural industries exert influence; 4. Technologies and corporations in the middle: how internet intermediaries are drawn into the debate; 5. Creative workers and copyright: how current and future creators benefit from cultural labour; 6. Consumers, criminals, patrons, pirates: how users connect to copyright; 7. Copyright policy; how policy represents (or fails to represent) different groups; 8. The future of copyright: how we can learn from the debate.
Introduction : understanding copyright in the digital age
A brief history of copyright : where we are and how we got here
Copyright and the creative economy : how the cultural industries exert influence
Technologies and corporations in the middle : how internet intermediaries are drawn into the debate
Creative workers and copyright : how current and future creators benefit from cultural labour
Consumers, criminals, patrons, pirates : how users connect to copyright
Copyright policy : how policy represents (or fails to represent) different groups
The future of copyright : how we can learn from the debate.
Introduction : understanding copyright in the digital age
A brief history of copyright : where we are and how we got here
Copyright and the creative economy : how the cultural industries exert influence
Technologies and corporations in the middle : how internet intermediaries are drawn into the debate
Creative workers and copyright : how current and future creators benefit from cultural labour
Consumers, criminals, patrons, pirates : how users connect to copyright
Copyright policy : how policy represents (or fails to represent) different groups
The future of copyright : how we can learn from the debate.
Published
Los Angeles, California : Sage, 2015.
Language
English
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