Copyright law and the progress of science and the useful arts / Alina Ng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ng, Alina.

Series:

Elgar law, technology and society.

Elgar law, technology and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patent laws and legislation.

Design protection.

Copyright.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham [England] : Edward Elgar Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The American Constitution empowers Congress to enact copyright laws to 'promote the progress of science and the useful arts'. This book offers the first in-depth analysis of the connection between copyright law as a legal institution and the constitutional goal of promoting social and cultural advancement. Focusing on the relationship between this explicit purpose and the normative uses and production of creative works, Alina Ng argues that a robust copyright system that embodies moral and ethical principles is necessary to protect the different values and expectations of authors, publishers a

Contents:

pt. 1. Our present

pt. 2. Our past

pt. 3. Our future.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-33513-1

9786613335135

1-84980-782-5

OCLC:

767579400