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A short history of copyright : the genie of information / Benedict Atkinson, Brian Fitzgerald.
Atkinson, Benedict A. C. author.; Fitzgerald, Brian F. author.
2014
K1420.5 .A85 2014 (Map It)
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Author
Atkinson, Benedict A. C. author.
Title
A short history of copyright : the genie of information / Benedict Atkinson, Brian Fitzgerald.
Published
Cham ; Heidelberg ; New York ; Dordrecht ; London : Springer, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Call Number
K1420.5 .A85 2014
ISBN
9783319020747
3319020749
Description
viii, 142 pages ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)857964268
Summary
"This book tells the story of how, over centuries, people, society and culture created laws affecting supply of information. In the 21st century, uniform global copyright laws are claimed to be indispensable to the success of entertainment, internet and other information industries. Do copyright laws encourage information flow? Many say that copyright laws limit dissemination, harming society. In the last 300 years, industries armed with copyrights controlled output and distribution. Now the internet's disruption of economic patterns may radically reshape information regulation. Information freedom, a source of emancipation, may change the world."--Back cover.
Note
"The work is based on the introductions to the previously published work: The library of essays on copyright law by Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2011, ISBN: 9780754628460"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Purchased from the income of the Murray Fund
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Fitzgerald, Brian F. author.
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The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Murray Fund
Introduction
Origins
Printing, Reformation and information control
The eighteenth century : liberty and literary property : statutory copyright
The eighteenth century : liberty and literary property
Property, copyright and copyright internationalism
Statutory developments and recognition of industries
1920-1940 : performing right and radio broadcasting
UNESCO, the UCC and copyright access
A right to payment, neighbouring rights and the merits of copyright
Dominance of the United States and rise of digital economy
Dissent and P2P
Access and networking
The meaning and future of copyright
Conclusion.

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