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Moral panics and the copyright wars /

In Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars, William Patry offers a lively, unflinching examination of the pitched battles over new technology, business models, and most of all, consumers. He lays bare how we got to where we are: a bloated, punitive legal regime that has strayed far from its modest, but...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patry, William F. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, [2009]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • How the copyright wars are being fought and why
  • The role of metaphors in understanding
  • Metaphors and the law
  • The mythical origins of copyright and three favorite copyright metaphors
  • Property as social relationships
  • Why classifying copyright as property is important in the copyright wars
  • Moral panics, folk devils, and fear as a tactical weapon
  • Copyright owners and moral panics
  • How innovation occurs: creative destruction and disruptive technologies.