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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146710403321

Autore

McLeod Kembrew <1970->

Titolo

Freedom of expression® : overzealous copyright bozos and other enemies of creativity / / Kembrew McLeod [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Doubleday, c2005

ISBN

0-385-51325-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 375 p. )

Disciplina

346.7304/82

Soggetti

Intellectual property - United States

Copyright - United States

Freedom of expression - United States

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) - Economic aspects - United States

Law - U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Intellectual Property Law - U.S

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-364) and index.

Nota di contenuto

This gene is your gene : fencing off the folk and genetic commons -- Copyright criminals : this is a sampling sport -- Illegal art : when art gets in trouble with the law, and art gives the law trouble back -- Culture, Inc. : our hyper-referential, branded culture -- Our privatized world : selling off the public square, culture, education, our democracy, and everything else -- The digital future : and the analog past.

Sommario/riassunto

A look at the issue of intellectual property law and its repercussions for American culture and our everyday lives explains how the trend toward privatization of such items as public space, English language, and genes causes a clash between economic values and the value of free speech, creativity, and shared resources.