num_pages: 176
description: The notion of the author as the creator and therefore the first owner of a work is deeply rooted both in our economic system and in our concept of the individual. But this concept of authorship is modern. Mark Rose traces its formation in eighteenth-century Britain--and in the process highlights still current issues of intellectual property.
language: English
title: Authors And Owners: The Invention of Copyright
titlecomplete: Authors And Owners: The Invention of Copyright
genres: Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 36
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Criticism
publisher: San Val