Moral panics and the copyright wars
Metaphors, moral panics, folk devils, Jack Valenti, Joseph Schumpeter, John Maynard Keynes, predictable irrationality, and free market fundamentalism are a few of the topics covered in this lively, unflinching examination of the 'Copyright Wars': the pitched battles over new technology, business models, and most of all, consumers.
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- Full title :Moral panics and the copyright wars / William Patry.
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Metaphors, moral panics, folk devils, Jack Valenti, Joseph Schumpeter, John Maynard Keynes, predictable irrationality, and free market fundamentalism are a few of the topics covered in this lively, unflinching examination of the 'Copyright Wars': the pitched battles over new technology, business models, and most of all, consumers.
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- Publication Date:2009
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- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009
The Physical Object
- Description:xxiv, 266 pages ; : 25 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780195385649, 0195385640, 9780199748464, 0199748462
- oclc:ocn302414668
- LC Classification:K1420.5
- Dewey Decimal:346.04/82
Table of Contents
How the copyright wars are being fought and why -- The role of metaphors in understanding -- Metaphors and the law -- The mythical origins of copyright and three favorite copyright metaphors -- Property as social relationships -- Why classifying copyright as property is important in the copyright wars -- Moral panics, folk devils, and fear as a tactical weapon -- Copyright owners and moral panics -- How innovation occurs: creative destruction and disruptive technologies.
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