A Short History of Copyright: The Genie of Information

by Brian Fitzgerald and Benedict Atkinson

This book tells the story of how, over centuries, people, society and culture created laws affecting supply of information. In the 21 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319020749
• ISBN13: 9783319020747
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"