A Short History of Copyright The Genie of Information [Hardcover]

This book tells the story of how, over centuries, people, society and culture created laws affecting supply of information. In the 21 century, uniform global copyright laws are claimed to be indispensable to the success of entertainment, internet and other information industries. Do copyright laws encourage information flow??Many say that copyright laws limit dissemination, harming society. In the last 300 years, industries armed with copyrights controlled output and distribution.?Now the internets disruption of economic patterns may radically reshape information regulation.?Information freedom, a source of emancipation, may change the world.This book tells the story of how, over centuries, people, society and culture created laws affecting the supply of information.? It details the origins of copyright laws and examines their effect on information dissemination.

Chapter 1  Introduction.- Chapter 2  Origins.- Chapter 3  Printing, Reformation and Information Control.- Chapter 4  The 18^TH Century: Liberty and Literary Property: Statutory Copyright.- Chapter 5  The 18^TH Century: Liberty and Literary Property.- Chapter 6  Property, Copyright and Copyright Internationalism.- Chapter 7  Statutory Developments and Recognition of Industries.- Chapter 8  1920-1940: Performing Right and Radio Broadcasting.- Chapter 9  UNESCO, the UCC and Copyright Access.- Chapter 10  A Right to Payment, Neighbouring Rights and the Merits of Copyright.- Chapter 11  Dominance of the United States and Rise of Digital Economy.- Chapter 12  Dissent and P2P.- Chapter 13  Access and Networking.- Chapter 14  The Meaning and Future of Copyright.- Chapter 15 - Conclusion.

This book tells the story of how, over centuries, people, society and culture created laws affecting supply of information. In the 21^st century, uniform global copyright laws are claimed to be indispensable to the success of ls+