pridėti nuorodaFree Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity
Lawrence Lessig, the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era (The New Yorker), masterfully argues that never before in human history has the power to control creative progress been so concentrated in the hands of the powerful few, the so-called Big Media. Never before have the cultural powers- that-be been able to exert such control over what we can and cant do with the culture around us. Our society defends free markets and free speech; why then does it permit ... (show more)
Lawrence Lessig, the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era (The New Yorker), masterfully argues that never before in human history has the power to control creative progress been so concentrated in the hands of the powerful few, the so-called Big Media. Never before have the cultural powers- that-be been able to exert such control over what we can and cant do with the culture around us. Our society defends free markets and free speech; why then does it permit such top-down control? To lose our long tradition of free culture, Lawrence Lessig shows us, is to lose our freedom to create, our freedom to build, and, ultimately, our freedom to imagine. (show less)
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Very good book. It's given me a better understanding of the history of copyright, and how different influences have changed the nature of the law over the past 300 years. This is essential reading at a time when legislatures are considering how to deal with the Internet and how to adapt copyright law.
Lessig reframes the copyright debate as something where there is a middle ground, rather than the all-or-nothing situation that the content publishers would rather have us believe. The media w... (show more)
Very good book. It's given me a better understanding of the history of copyright, and how different influences have changed the nature of the law over the past 300 years. This is essential reading at a time when legislatures are considering how to deal with the Internet and how to adapt copyright law.
Lessig reframes the copyright debate as something where there is a middle ground, rather than the all-or-nothing situation that the content publishers would rather have us believe. The media would rather show it as property versus pirates, and presents little discussion of issues such as the public domain, the length of copyright terms and the legal enforceability of DRM. For those of us who believe artists should be paid, these are the important issues, not whether or not you should be allowed to torrent commercially-available music.
My one criticism of this book is that it is rather US-centric, but despite that its arguments can be applied anywhere in the world. I highly recommend it. (show less)
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Free Culture is a surprisingly entertaining book. Not because of the author, but the subject matter. Lessig presents the history and legal philosophy of copyright in a way that it is always meaningful to the reader. Relating copyright law to the advancements of technology and how it the law has had to change to keep a balance between creators rights to profit off of their work and maintaining a culture of creativity through derivative works. He does paint a worrisome picture of the public dom... (show more)
Free Culture is a surprisingly entertaining book. Not because of the author, but the subject matter. Lessig presents the history and legal philosophy of copyright in a way that it is always meaningful to the reader. Relating copyright law to the advancements of technology and how it the law has had to change to keep a balance between creators rights to profit off of their work and maintaining a culture of creativity through derivative works. He does paint a worrisome picture of the public domain. In this book their it is always made clear that downloading music/movies illegally is wrong, but a lot of other honest people are getting harmed in the battle against piracy. (show less)
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