Hollywoods Copyright Wars: From Edison to the Internet by Peter Decherney (Engli

Description: Hollywoods Copyright Wars by Peter Decherney Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Copyright law is important to every stage of media production and reception. It helps determine filmmakers artistic decisions, Hollywoods corporate structure, and the vatieties of media consumption. The rise of digital media and the internet has only expanded copyrights reach. Everyone from producers and sceenwriters to amateur video makers, file sharers, and internet entrepreneurs has a stake in the history and future of piracy, copy protection, and the public domain. Beginning with Thomas Edisons aggressive patent and copyright disputes and concluding with recent lawsuits against YouTube and Universal, Hollywoods Copyright Wars follows the struggle of the film, television, and digital media industries to influence and adapt to copyright law. Publisher Description Copyright law is important to every stage of media production and reception. It helps determine filmmakers artistic decisions, Hollywoods corporate structure, and the varieties of media consumption. The rise of digital media and the internet has only expanded copyrights reach. Everyone from producers and sceenwriters to amateur video makers, file sharers, and internet entrepreneurs has a stake in the history and future of piracy, copy protection, and the public domain. Beginning with Thomas Edisons aggressive copyright disputes and concluding with recent lawsuits against YouTube, Hollywoods Copyright Wars follows the struggle of the film, television, and digital media industries to influence and adapt to copyright law. Many of Hollywoods most valued treasures, from Modern Times (1936) to Star Wars (1977), cannot be fully understood without appreciating their legal controversies. Peter Decherney shows that the history of intellectual property in Hollywood has not always mirrored the evolution of the law. Many landmark decisions have barely changed the industrys behavior, while some quieter policies have had revolutionary effects. His most remarkable contributions uncover Hollywoods reliance on self-regulation. Rather than involve congress, judges, or juries in settling copyright disputes, studio heads and filmmakers have often kept such arguments "in house," turning to talent guilds and other groups for solutions. Whether the issue has been battling piracy in the 1900s, controlling the threat of home video, or managing modern amateur and noncommercial uses of protected content, much of Hollywoods engagement with the law has occurred offstage, in the larger theater of copyright. Decherneys unique history recounts these extralegal solutions and their impact on American media and culture. Author Biography Peter Decherney is professor of cinema studies and English at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Hollywood and the Culture Elite: How the Movies Became American. Details ISBN 0231159463 ISBN-13 9780231159463 Title Hollywoods Copyright Wars Author Peter Decherney Format Hardcover Year 2012 Pages 304 Publisher Columbia University Press GE_Item_ID:161839128; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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