No Trespassing: Authorship, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Boundaries of Globalization

by Eva Hemmungs Wirtén and Eva Hemmungs Wirtin

Book Overview

In this scholarly yet highly accessible work, Eva Hemmungs Wirt n traces three main themes within the scope of cultural ownership: authorship as one of the basic features of print culture, the use of intellectual property rights as a privileged instrument of control, and finally globalization as a pre-condition under which both operate. Underwritten by rapid technological change and increased global interdependence, intellectual property rights...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080208608X
• ISBN13: 9780802086082
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher