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, Understanding Copyright offers students and scholars of cultural and media industries, new media and social media a comprehensive overview of the contemporary issues surrounding intellectual property. INDICE: Introduction: How This Book is OrganisedA Brief History of Copyright: How We Got HereRegulating Copyright: How Policy Balances Different InterestsCopyright and the Creative Economy: How the Creative Industries Exert InfluenceMedia Companies and Websites in the Middle: How Digital Intermediaries are Drawn into the DebateCreative Workers and Copyright: How Current and Future Creators Benefit from Cultural LabourConsumers, Criminals, Patrons, Pirates: How Users Connect to CopyrightThe Future of Intellectual Property: Where We Are Going (and How We Get There)
- ISBN: 978-1-4462-8584-8
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Ltd
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 216
- Fecha Publicación: 27/03/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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