Hollywood's Copyright Wars: From Edison to the Internet

by Peter Decherney

Book Overview

Copyright law is important to every stage of media production and reception. It helps determine filmmakers' artistic decisions, Hollywood's corporate structure, and the varieties of media consumption. The rise of digital media and the internet has only expanded copyright's reach. Everyone from producers and sceenwriters to amateur video makers, file sharers, and internet entrepreneurs has a stake in the history and future of piracy, copy protection,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231159463
• ISBN13: 9780231159463
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher