Freedom of expression® : overzealous copyright bozos and other enemies of creativity / Kembrew McLeod.

Author
McLeod, Kembrew, 1970- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
New York : Doubleday, c2005.
Description
viii, 375 p. ; 22 cm.

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      Summary note
      A look at the issue of intellectual property law and its repercussions for American culture and our everyday lives explains how the trend toward privatization of such items as public space, English language, and genes causes a clash between economic values and the value of free speech, creativity, and shared resources.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-364) and index.
      Action note
      Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
      Contents
      • This gene is your gene : fencing off the folk and genetic commons
      • Copyright criminals : this is a sampling sport
      • Illegal art : when art gets in trouble with the law, and art gives the law trouble back
      • Culture, Inc. : our hyper-referential, branded culture
      • Our privatized world : selling off the public square, culture, education, our democracy, and everything else
      • The digital future : and the analog past.
      ISBN
      0385513259
      LCCN
      ^^2004055289
      OCLC
      55870944
      RCP
      H - S
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