Understanding copyright : intellectual property in the digital age by Klein, Bethany, author, Moss, Giles, author; Edwards, Lee (Lee M. S.), author instant download

Understanding copyright : intellectual property in the digital age by Klein, Bethany, author, Moss, Giles, author; Edwards, Lee (Lee M. S.), author instant download

vi, 152 pages : 24 cm, How cultural property is created, governed, protected, circulated and accessed raises serious questions for individuals, activists and governments. Taking a rounded view of the debates and perspectives that have emerged as essential to the struggle over copyright in the digital age, this book: * Looks across a broad range of industries including music, television and film to consider the issues of media power and policy. * Is packed with gripping examples and case studies, including pirate bay, Google books, Metallica v Napster, Aaron Swartz/JSTOR and megaupload.com * Features boxed case studies and guided further reading lists. Edited with authority and insight, this book offers students and scholars of cultural and media industries, new media and social media a comprehensive overview of the contemporary issues surrounding intellectual property, Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-147) and index, Introduction : understanding copyright in the digital age -- A brief history of copyright : where we are and how we got here -- Copyright and the creative economy : how the cultural industries exert influence -- Technologies and corporations in the middle : how internet intermediaries are drawn into the debate -- Creative workers and copyright : how current and future creators benefit from cultural labour -- Consumers, criminals, patrons, pirates : how users connect to copyright -- Copyright policy : how policy represents (or fails to represent) different groups -- The future of copyright : how we can learn from the debate