| Description |
xxii, 327 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Cultures of our past -- Cultures of our future -- RO, extended -- RW, revived -- Cultures compared -- Two economies : commercial and sharing -- Hybrid economies -- Economy lessons -- Reforming law -- Reforming us |
| Summary |
"Lawrence Lessig, the reigning authority on intellectual property in the Internet age, spotlights the newest and possibly the most harmful culture war - a war waged against our kids and others who create and consume art. America's copyright laws have ceased to perform their original, beneficial role: protecting artists' creations while allowing them to build on previous creative works. In fact, our system now criminalizes those very actions." "Criminalizing our children and others is exactly what our society should not do, and Lessig shows how we can and must end this conflict - a war as ill conceived and unwinnable as the war on drugs. By embracing "read-write culture," which allows its users to create art as readily as they consume it, we can ensure that creators get the support - artistic, commercial, and ethical - that they deserve and need. Indeed, we can already see glimmers of a new "hybrid economy.""--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Remix culture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Copyright -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Copyright -- Neighboring rights -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Copyright and electronic data processing -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Cultural industries -- Law and legislation -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2008032392 |
| ISBN |
9781594201721 |
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