William Patry: 2 books
by William Patry
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2012
Do copyright laws directly cause people to create works they otherwise wouldn't create? Do those laws directly put substantial amounts of money into authors' pockets? Does culture depend on copyright? Are copyright laws a key driver of competitiveness and of the knowledge economy? These are the key...
by William Patry
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2009
Metaphors, moral panics, folk devils, Jack Valenti, Joseph Schumpeter, John Maynard Keynes, predictable irrationality, and free market fundamentalism are a few of the topics covered in this lively, unflinching examination of the Copyright Wars: the pitched battles over new technology, business models,...