Information doesn't want to be free : laws for the Internet Age

Information doesn't want to be free : laws for the Internet Age / Cory Doctorow ; with forewords by Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer.

Can small artists still thrive in the Internet era? Can giant record labels avoid alienating their audiences? This is a book about the pitfalls and the opportunities that creative industries (and individuals) are confronting today. An essential read for anyone with a stake in the future of the arts,...

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Main Author: Doctorow, Cory (Author)
Other Authors: Wheaton, Wil (Narrator)
Language:English
Published: [Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2015.
Edition:Unabridged.
Subjects:
Internet > Law and legislation > United States.
LAW > Military.
Internet > Law and legislation
United States
Audiobooks
Audiobooks.
Livres audio.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Forewords. Neil Gaiman ; Amanda Palmer
  • Introduction: detente. What makes money? ; Don't quit your day job, really
  • Doctorow's first law : any time someone puts a lock on something that belongs to you and won't give you the key, that lock isn't there for your benefit. Anti-circumvention explained ; Is this copyright protection? ; So is this copy protection? ; Digital locks always break ; Understanding general-purpose computers ; Rootkits everywhere ; Appliances ; Proto-appliances : the inkjet wars ; Worse than nothing
  • Doctorow's second law : fame won't make you rich, but you can't get paid without it. Good at spreading copies, good at spreading fame ; An audience machine ; Getting people to care about your work ; Content isn't king ; How do I get people to pay me? ; Does this mean you should ditch your investor and go indie? ; Love ; The new intermediaries ; Intermediary liability ; Notice and takedown ; So what's next? ; More intermediary liability, fewer checks and balances ; Disorganized channels are good for creators ; Freedom can be expensive, but censorship costs us the world
  • Doctorow's third law : information doesn't want to be free, people do. What the copyfight is about ; Two kinds of regulation ; Anti-tank mines and land mines ; Who's talking? ; Censorship doesn't solve problems ; The problem with cutting off access ; Copyright and human rights ; A world made of computers ; Renewability : digital locks' sinister future ; A world of control and surveillance ; What copyright means in the information age ; Copyright : fit for purpose ; Term extension versus samplers ; What works? ; Copyright's not dead ; Every pirate wants to be an admiral ; It's different this time ; All revolutions are bloody ; Cathedrals versus the Protestant reformation ; Three-hundred-million-dollar movies ; What is copyright for?
  • Epilogue. What does the future hold?

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