Shamans, software, and spleens [[electronic resource] ] : law and the construction of the information society / / James Boyle

• Autore: Boyle James <1959->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1997
• Edizione: 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288p. ) : ill
• Disciplina: 303.4833
• Soggetto topico: Intellectual property; Copyright - Moral rights; Authors - Legal status, laws, etc; Information society
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-259) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Shamans, software, and spleens
• ISBN: 0-674-02863-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778570203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II