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Autore |
Boyle James <1959-> |
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Titolo |
Shamans, software, and spleens [[electronic resource] ] : law and the construction of the information society / / James Boyle |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1997 |
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Edizione |
[1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (288p. ) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Intellectual property |
Copyright - Moral rights |
Authors - Legal status, laws, etc |
Information society |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-259) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Information Society -- 2 Four Puzzles -- 3 The Public and Private Realms -- 4 Information Economics -- 5 Intellectual Property and the Liberal State -- 6 Copyright and the Invention of Authorship -- 7 Blackmail -- 8 Insider Trading and the Romantic Entrepreneur -- 9 Spleens -- 10 Stereotyping Information and Searching for an Author -- 11 The International Political Economy of Authorship -- 12 Private Censors, Transgenic Slavery, and Electronic Indenture -- 13 Proposals and Objections -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. An Afterword on Method -- Appendix B. The Bellagio Declaration -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Shamans, Software and Spleens presents a look at the tricky problems posed by the information society. Boyle's book discusses topics ranging from blackmail and insider trading to artificial intelligence, microeconomics and cultural studies. |
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