Art and Modern Copyright: The Contested Image

by Elena Cooper

Book Overview

This book is the first in-depth and longitudinal study of the history of copyright protecting the visual arts. Exploring legal developments during an important period in the making of the modern law, the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, in relation to four themes - the protection of copyright 'authors' (painters, photographers and engravers), art collectors, sitters and the public interest - it uncovers a number of long-forgotten narratives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316631435
• ISBN13: 9781316631430
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"