Who Owns the Word? Copyright and Copyrightlessness
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Who Owns the Word? Copyright and Copyrightlessness
14.99 €
In the book you're holding, right below this text, you'll find the distinctive © sign. The copyright to the original text belongs to the authors. The rights to the Russian-language text belong to the translator. The rights to the book, whether in physical or electronic form, belong to the publisher. Today, large corporations own exclusive rights to works of art they had nothing to do with creating. An image of your face may belong not to you, but to the photographer who took it. And right now, writers and artists are fighting for the rights to content created by artificial intelligence trained on their work. Why was Virgil accused of plagiarism? Who sued Taylor Swift? What is the connection between Les Miserables and The Beatles? And why did Pushkin's works only become available to the public in the late 19th century?
Literary scholar David Bellos and lawyer Alexander Montagu joined forces to explore the origins of copyright and why intellectual property rights needed to be protected. Their engaging and wry narrative explores the debates of ancient thinkers, ancient English laws, Western pop music, and the machinations of lobbyists.
"For centuries, a fierce struggle has been waged for a more equitable distribution of land. Revolutions have proclaimed the redistribution of natural resources and the means of production. Parties and politicians have called for more equitable access to housing, education, and healthcare. But no one has ever considered the struggle for a more equal distribution of copyright."
(David Bellos, Alexander Montagu)
Literary scholar David Bellos and lawyer Alexander Montagu joined forces to explore the origins of copyright and why intellectual property rights needed to be protected. Their engaging and wry narrative explores the debates of ancient thinkers, ancient English laws, Western pop music, and the machinations of lobbyists.
"For centuries, a fierce struggle has been waged for a more equitable distribution of land. Revolutions have proclaimed the redistribution of natural resources and the means of production. Parties and politicians have called for more equitable access to housing, education, and healthcare. But no one has ever considered the struggle for a more equal distribution of copyright."
(David Bellos, Alexander Montagu)
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