Copyright, communication and culture : towards a relational theory of copyright law /

"In this provocative book, Carys Craig challenges the assumptions of possessive individualism embedded in modern day copyright law, arguing that the dominant conception of copyright as private property fails to adequately reflect the realities of cultural creativity. Employing both theoretical...

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Main Author: Craig, Carys
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar, c2011
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction Part I: Copyright and Cultural Creativity in Context 2. Constructing Authorship: The Underlying Philosophy of the Copyright Model 3. Authorship and Conceptions of the Self: Feminist Theory and the Relational Author Part II: The Origin of Copyright: Locke, Labour and Limiting the Author{u2019}s Right 4. Against a Lockean Approach to Copyright 5. The Evolution of Originality: The Author{u2019}s Right and the Public Interest Part III: Use, Transformation and {u2018}Appropriation{u2019}: Exploring the Limits of Copyright 6. Fair Dealing and the Purposes of Copyright Protection 7. Dissolving the Conflict between Copyright and Freedom of Expression 8. Final Conclusions Index