Bibliograph

Big copyright versus the people, how major content providers are destroying creativity and how to stop them, Martin Skladany

Type

Label

Big copyright versus the people, how major content providers are destroying creativity and how to stop them, Martin Skladany

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Big copyright versus the people

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1041516590

Responsibility statement

Martin Skladany

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

how major content providers are destroying creativity and how to stop them

Summary

When the idea of copyright was enshrined in the Constitution it was intended to induce citizens to create. Today, however, copyright has morphed into a system that offers the bulk of its protection to a select number of major corporate content providers (or Big Copyright), which has turned us from a country of creators into one of consumers who spend, on average, ten hours each day on entertainment. In this alarming but illuminating book, Martin Skladany examines our culture of overconsumption and shows not only how it leads to addiction, but also how it is unraveling important threads - of family, friendship, and community - in our society. Big Copyright versus the People should be read by anyone interested in understanding how Big Copyright managed to get such a lethal grip on our culture and what can be done to loosen it.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Capture -- The overconsumption problem -- The value of creativity -- Pressuring big copyright -- Ignoring big copyright -- Cooperating with big copyright

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