Authors and Owners The Invention of Copyright

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Synopsis

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 the formation of copyright in eighteenth-century Britain—and in the process highlights still current issues of intellectual property. Authors and Owners is at once a fascinating look at an important episode in legal history and a significant contribution to literary and cultural history.

Book details

Author:
Mark Rose
ISBN:
9780674266803
Related ISBNs:
9780674053090, 9780674053083
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-05-06
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1995
Copyright by:
the President and Fellows of Harvard College 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction