The True History of Copyright - The Australian Experience 1905-2005 (Paperback)

How did copyright laws come into being? Were they designed to encourage production and dissemination? Are current policy assumptions justified? Critics claim that laws facilitate predatory pricing and distribution controls, denying millions access to material. Advocates argue that legislation creates productive incentive. Without stringent legal safeguards creators and producers will produce much less. This book brings to life the fascinating hidden interplay of personalities and events that made modern copyright law. Illuminating the history of Australian legislation (and complementary developments in the United Kingdom and elsewhere) it supplies surprising answers to previously unanswered questions. In the words of Professor Brian Fitzgerald, it 'provides any student, policy maker, practitioner or user of copyright law with a tremendous platform on which to build understanding, argument and ultimately policy direction.'

General

Imprint:	Sydney University Press
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	October 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Benedict Atkinson
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - A5: Tankobon
Pages:	526
ISBN-13:	978-1-920898-45-8
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Personal property law > Intellectual property, copyright & patents
LSN:	1-920898-45-X
Barcode:	9781920898458

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