Remix : : making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy / / Lawrence Lessig.

Lawrence Lessig, the reigning authority on intellectual property in the Internet age, spotlights the newest and possibly the most harmful culture war-a war waged against our children and others who create and consume art. Copyright laws have ceased to perform their original, beneficial role: protect...

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Place / Publishing House:London, England : : Bloomsbury,, [2008]
©2008
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (414 p.)
Notes:Includes index.
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Summary:Lawrence Lessig, the reigning authority on intellectual property in the Internet age, spotlights the newest and possibly the most harmful culture war-a war waged against our children and others who create and consume art. Copyright laws have ceased to perform their original, beneficial role: protecting artists' creations while allowing them to build on previous creative works. In fact, our system now criminalises those very actions. By embracing "read-write culture," which allows its users to create art as readily as they consume it, we can ensure that creators get the support-artistic, commer
ISBN:1408113937
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Lawrence Lessig.