Copyfight

Author : Chris Whyatt
Publisher : Chris Whyatt
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798227402950

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Lawful Times by Chris Whyatt Pdf

With no heir to the throne of Merewood, the elves are divided in their choice of successor. Merith, a loyal friend of the late king, believes his son, Thaldyr, has more right to rule than most, but others remember a different bloodline. The great forest of Merewood has not seen a queen - a jewel - rule for centuries, but does the lost jewel of Merewood even exist? Both parties believe that she does, and with a vague idea of where she resides, both intend to find her first... for very different reasons. Meanwhile, in the bustling city of Landos, a travelling con man returns, fresh from escaping the merciless grasp of King Louis de-Cap - Garlician monarch and lover of all things painful to those that aren't... him. The prodigal son soon formulates a plan to turn the city's archaic law system on its head. On the outskirts, in their strange little blithering bohemia, the wizards... are being wizards... Oh, to live in truly Lawful Times.

Author : Blayne Haggart
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781442666238

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Copyfight by Blayne Haggart Pdf

Widespread file sharing has led content industries – publishers and distributors of books, music, films, and software – to view their customers as growing threats to their survival. Content providers and their allies, especially the U.S. government, have pushed for stronger global copyright policies through international treaties and domestic copyright reforms. Internet companies, individuals, and public-interest groups have pushed back, with massive street protests in Europe and online “internet blackouts” that derailed the 2012 U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). But can citizens or smaller countries really stand in the way of the U.S. copyright juggernaut? To answer this question, Copyfight examines the 1996 World Intellectual Property Organization internet treaties that began the current digital copyright regime. Blayne Haggart follows the WIPO treaties from negotiation to implementation from the perspective of three countries: the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Using extensive interviews with policymakers and experts in these three countries, Haggart argues that not all the power is in the hands of the U.S. government. Small countries can still set their own course on copyright legislation, while growing public interest in copyright issues means that even the United States might move away from ever-increasing copyright protection.

Author : Phillipa McGuinness
Publisher : NewSouth
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781742242040

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Copyfight by Phillipa McGuinness Pdf

Writers, musicians, filmmakers, gamers, lawyers and academics talk about why copyright matters to them – or doesn’t. We expect to be able to log on and read, watch or listen to anything, anywhere, anytime. Then copy it, share it, quote it, sample it, remix it. Does this leave writers, designers, filmmakers, musicians, photographers, artists, and software and game developers with any rights at all? Have we forgotten how to pay for content? Are big corporations and copyright lawyers the only ones making money? Or are we looking in the wrong direction as illegal downloading becomes the biggest industry of all and copyright violation a way of life? In this provocative book John Birmingham, Linda Jaivin, Marc Fennell, Clem Bastow, Lindy Morrison, Imogen Banks, Dan Hunter, Angela Bowne and others fire up the copyright debate like never before.

Author : Jessica Reyman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135160555

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The Rhetoric of Intellectual Property by Jessica Reyman Pdf

In recent years we have witnessed a rising tension between the open architecture of the Internet and legal restrictions for online activities. The impact of digital recording technologies and distributed file sharing systems has forever changed the expectations of everyday users with regard to digital information. At the same time, however, U.S. Copyright Law has shown a decided trend toward more restrictions over what we are able to do with digital materials. As a result, a gap has emerged between the reality of copyright law and the social reality of our everyday activities. Through an analysis of the competing rhetorical frameworks about copyright regulation in a digital age, this book shows how the stories told by active parties in the debate shape our cultural understanding of what is and is not acceptable in the use of copyrighted works on digital networks. Reyman posits recent legal developments as sites of conflict between competing value systems in our culture: one of control, relying heavily on comparisons of intellectual property to physical property, and emphasizing ownership, theft, and piracy, and the other a value of community, implementing new concepts such as that of an intellectual "commons," and emphasizing exchange, collaboration, and responsibility to a public good.

Author : Christian Hübler,Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. Departement Kunst & Medien
Publisher : Scheidegger and Spiess
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015077653783

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Media Arts Zurich by Christian Hübler,Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. Departement Kunst & Medien Pdf

Media art is one of the most exciting experimental fields to emerge in contemporary art in recent years--and yet its innovations have been sparsely documented. Media Arts Zurich, the third yearbook published by the Department New Media at the newly founded Zurich University of the Arts, seeks to fill this gap, offering an illuminating overview of the Swiss media art scene of the past decade. This book examines the varying approaches, techniques, and strategies of acclaimed media artists as well as the public reception of their work. Accompanied by a companion DVD in PAL format and 400 lavish illustrations, this volume presents thirteen individual artists and groups in the context of their backgrounds, exhibitions, and the state of European media art. Two essays by art and media historians here position these Swiss media artists in the international art world and document the first ten years and visions for the future of the media art program at the Zurich University of the Arts and its predecessor, the School of Art and Design Zurich. Richly illustrated and deeply informed, Media Arts Zurich points the way to a new European avant-garde.

Author : Aram Sinnreich
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Intellectual property
ISBN : 9780300214420

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The Essential Guide to Intellectual Property by Aram Sinnreich Pdf

A broad introduction to the changing roles of intellectual property within society Intellectual property is one of the most confusing--and widely used--dimensions of the law. By granting exclusive rights to publish, manufacture, copy, or distribute information and technology, IP laws shape our cultures, our industries, and our politics in countless ways, with consequences for everyone, including artists, inventors, entrepreneurs, and citizens at large. In this engaging, accessible study, Aram Sinnreich uncovers what's behind current debates and what the future holds for copyrights, patents, and trademarks.

Author : John Potts
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781487541361

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The Near-Death of the Author by John Potts Pdf

In the modern world of networked digital media, authors must navigate many challenges. Most pressingly, the illegal downloading and streaming of copyright material on the internet deprives authors of royalties, and in some cases it has discouraged creativity or terminated careers. Exploring technology’s impact on the status and idea of authorship in today’s world, The Near-Death of the Author reveals the many obstacles facing contemporary authors. John Potts details how the online culture of remix and creative reuse operates in a post-authorship mode, with little regard for individual authorship. The book explores how developments in algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) have yielded novels, newspaper articles, musical works, films, and paintings without the need of human authors or artists. It also examines how these AI achievements have provoked questions regarding the authorship of new works, such as Does the author need to be human? And, more alarmingly, Is there even a need for human authors? Providing suggestions on how contemporary authors can endure in the world of data, the book ultimately concludes that network culture has provoked the near-death, but not the death, of the author.

Author : Chris Ruen
Publisher : OR Books
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781935928997

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Freeloading by Chris Ruen Pdf

Author : Cory Doctorow
Publisher : McSweeney's
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781940450780

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Information Doesn't Want to Be Free by Cory Doctorow Pdf

“Filled with wisdom and thought experiments and things that will mess with your mind.” — Neil Gaiman, author of The Graveyard Book and American Gods In sharply argued, fast-moving chapters, Cory Doctorow’s Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free takes on the state of copyright and creative success in the digital age. 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 — about how the old models have failed or found new footing, and about what might soon replace them. An essential read for anyone with a stake in the future of the arts, Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free offers a vivid guide to the ways creativity and the Internet interact today, and to what might be coming next. This book is DRM-free.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Computer art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105213196277

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Neural by Anonim Pdf

Author : PHILLIPA. MCGUINNESS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1525208640

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COPYFIGHT. by PHILLIPA. MCGUINNESS Pdf

Author : Carla Hoch
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781440300738

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Fight Write by Carla Hoch Pdf

Whether a side-street skirmish or an all-out war, fight scenes bring action to the pages of every kind of fiction. But a poorly done or unbelievable fight scene can ruin a great book in an instant. In Fight Write you'll learn practical tips, terminology, and the science behind crafting realistic fight scenes for your fiction. Broken up into "Rounds," trained fighter and writer Carla Hoch guides you through the many factors you'll need to consider when developing battles and brawls. • In Round 1, you will consider how the Who, When, Where, and Why questions affect what type of fight scene you want to craft. • Round 2 delves into the human factors of biology (think fight or flight and adrenaline) and psychology (aggression and response to injuring or killing another person). • Round 3 explores different fighting styles that are appropriate for different situations: How would a character fight from a prone position versus being attacked in the street? What is the vocabulary used to describe these styles? • Round 4 considers weaponry and will guide you to select the best weapon for your characters, including nontraditional weapons of opportunity, while also thinking about the nitty-gritty details of using them. • In Round 5, you'll learn how to accurately describe realistic injuries sustained from the fights and certain weapons, and what kind of injuries will kill a character or render them unable to fight further. By taking into account where your character is in the world, when in history the fight is happening, what the character's motivation for fighting is, and much more, you'll be able write fight scenes unique to your plot and characters, all while satisfying your reader's discerning eye.

Author : Jessica Lee Reyman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Copyright
ISBN : MINN:31951P010082451

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Rhetoric, Law, and the Regulation of Intellectual Property on Peer-to-peer Networks by Jessica Lee Reyman Pdf

Author : Andrew Ross
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780814776919

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Nice Work If You Can Get It by Andrew Ross Pdf

2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title A survey into an emerging pattern of labor instability and uneven global development Is job insecurity the new norm? With fewer and fewer people working in steady, long-term positions for one employer, has the dream of a secure job with full benefits and a decent salary become just that—a dream? In Nice Work If You Can Get It, Andrew Ross surveys the new topography of the global workplace and finds an emerging pattern of labor instability and uneven development on a massive scale. Combining detailed case studies with lucid analysis and graphic prose, he looks at what the new landscape of contingent employment means for workers across national, class, and racial lines—from the emerging “creative class” of high-wage professionals to the multitudes of temporary, migrant, or low-wage workers. Developing the idea of “precarious livelihoods” to describe this new world of work and life, Ross explores what it means in developed nations—comparing the creative industry policies of the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union, as well as developing countries—by examining the quickfire transformation of China’s labor market. He also responds to the challenge of sustainability, assessing the promise of “green jobs” through restorative alliances between labor advocates and environmentalists. Ross argues that regardless of one’s views on labor rights, globalization, and quality of life, this new precarious and “indefinite life,&” and the pitfalls and opportunities that accompany it is likely here to stay and must be addressed in a systematic way. A more equitable kind of knowledge society emerges in these pages—less skewed toward flexploitation and the speculative beneficiaries of intellectual property, and more in tune with ideals and practices that are fair, just, and renewable.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bar associations
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063861418

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Res Gestae by Anonim Pdf