The unrealized promise of the next great copyright act : U.S. copyright policy for the 21st century / Christopher S. Reed, Adjunct Faculty, Claremont Graduate University, USA.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reed, Christopher S., author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copyright--United States.

Copyright.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 261 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

"The Unrealized Promise of the Next Great Copyright Act provides a unique perspective on one of the most active periods of copyright policy discourse in the United States since the enactment of the Copyright Act of 1976. Using the then-Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante's landmark speech of 2013 The Next Great Copyright Act as a catalyst, Christopher S. Reed documents and assesses the major issues confronting the U.S. copyright system today. The book offers an inside view of the Copyright Office's attempts at reform as part of a comprehensive account of the complex dynamics between key stakeholder communities, government and legislation. Chapters also explore relevant areas of copyright such as orphan works and mass digitization, online copyright enforcement, visual arts and music licensing, and demonstrate that despite previous difficulties the time is now ripe for an update to U.S. copyright law. This insightful book will be of great value to scholars and legal practitioners with a focus on copyright law and policy, and will also prove a useful resource for instructors teaching copyright policy at an advanced level. Others with an interest in intellectual property, technology and connected culture, or politics and government will also find this book an engaging read"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

Part I

1. New beginnings

2. Thinking a little more boldly

Part II

3. Orphan works and mass digitization

4. Online copyright enforcement

5. Copyright protection systems

6. Visual arts

7. Music licensing

8. Cable, satellite, and the future of television

9. Administering the copyright law

Part III

10. Regime changes

11. Toward the next great copyright act?

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-78897-595-2