Rethinking copyright : history, theory, language / Ronan Deazley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deazley, Ronan.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copyright--Great Britain.

Copyright.

Copyright--Great Britain--History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham [England] ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book aims to provide the reader with a critical insight into the history and theory of copyright within contemporary legal and cultural discourse. It exposes as myth the orthodox history of the development of copyright law in 18th-century Britain and explores the way in which that myth became entrenched throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. To this historical analysis are added two theoretical approaches to copyright not otherwise found in mainstream contemporary texts. Rethinking Copyright introduces the reader to copyright through the prism of the public domain before turning to

Contents:

History I : 1710-1774

History II : 1774-1854

History III : 1854-1912

Theory I : What copyright isn't ... or, conceiving the public domain

Theory II : What is copyright? ... or, the case for intellectual property freedoms and privileges (and in that order)

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-190) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-21899-2

9786613218995

1-84720-162-8

OCLC:

475992666