Moral panics and the copyright wars
By: William Patry.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780195385649
Subjects: Copyright -- Philosophy; Moral panics; Metaphor; Property
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: How the copyright wars are being fought and why; title: The role of metaphors in understanding; title: Metaphors and the law; title: The mythical origins of copyright and three favorite copyright metaphors; title: Property as social relations; title: Why classifying copyright as property is important in the copyright wars; title: Moral panics, folk devils, and fear as a tactical weapon; title: Copyright owners and moral panics; title: How innovation occurs: creative destructive and disruptive technologies.