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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452537103321

Autore

Liu Jiabo

Titolo

Copyright industries and the impact of creative destruction : copyright expansion and the publishing industry / / Jiabo Liu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-07658-3

1-283-89454-8

1-135-12646-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in intellectual property

Disciplina

346.4104/82

Soggetti

Copyright - Duration - Economic aspects - Great Britain

Book industries and trade - Law and legislation - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The pros and cons and copyright duration -- Copyright in the digital age -- Theoretical framework -- The UK book publishing industry -- Policy implications of empirical research -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the relationship between the legal extension of copyright duration as an enduring means of copyright protection and the growth of the UK book publishing industry as a typical creative industry reliant on copyright. The book draws on Schumpeter's theory of creative destruction to analyse the implications of copyright law and policy on the book industry and illustrate the dynamic interaction between copyright expansion and the growth of the creative industries. The book reviews the historical development of UK copyright expansion and also considers copyright in the digital