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Copyright's highway : from the printing press to the cloud
Title:
Copyright's highway : from the printing press to the cloud
Author:
Goldstein, Paul, 1943- author.
ISBN:
9781503605374

9781503609228
Edition:
Second edition.
Physical Description:
230 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Metaphysics of copyright -- The history of an idea -- Fifty dollars to collect ten -- Private copies -- The two cultures of copyright -- "The answer to the machine is in the machine" -- Fraying at both ends -- Competing with free.
Abstract:
"[This book provides an] analysis of the effect of copyright on American politics, economy, and culture. From eighteenth-century copyright law, to the 'celestial jukebox, ' to the future of copyright issues in the digital age, [the author] presents a thorough examination of the challenges facing copyright owners and users ... [The] author expands the discussion to cover the latest developments and shifts in copyright law for a new audience of scholars and students. This expanded edition introduces readers to present and future debates regarding copyright law and policy, including a new chapter on the technological shift in emphasis from producer to consumer and the legal shift from exclusive rights to exceptions and limitations to those rights"--Back cover.