Privilege and property : essays on the history of copyright

"What can and can't be copied is a matter of law, but also of aesthetics, culture, and economics. The act of copying, and the creation and transaction of rights relating to it, evokes fundamental notions of communication and censorship, of authorship and ownership--of privilege and propert...

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Format: Book
Language:English
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Aesthetics
Auteursrecht
Book history
Censorship
Copyright
Copyright history
Copyright law
Creative commons
Cultural studies
Intellectual property
John Milton
Law
LAW > Intellectual Property > Copyright
Legal history
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Summary:"What can and can't be copied is a matter of law, but also of aesthetics, culture, and economics. The act of copying, and the creation and transaction of rights relating to it, evokes fundamental notions of communication and censorship, of authorship and ownership--of privilege and property. This volume conceives a new history of copyright law as fifteen leading academics discuss the changing state of intellectual property across time and between countries"--Publisher's description.
DOI:10.11647/OBP.0007