false 2031662 1 The United States Supreme Court famously labeled copyright "the engine of free expression" because it provides a vital economic incentive for much of the literature, commentary, music, art, and film that makes up our public discourse. Yet today's greatly expanded copyright law often does the opposite--it can be used to quash news reporting, political commentary, church dissent, historical scholarship, cultural critique, and artistic expression. In Copyright's Paradox, Neil Weinstock Netanel explores the tensions between copyright law and free speech concerns, revealing how copyright law can impose unacceptable burdens on speech. Netanel provides concrete illustrations of how copyright often prevents speakers from effectively conveying their message, tracing this conflict across both traditional and digital media and considering current controversies such as the YouTube and MySpace copyright infringements, Hip-hop music and digital sampling, and the Google Book Search litigation. The author juxtaposes the dramatic expansion of copyright holders' proprietary control against the individual's newly found ability to digitally cut, paste, edit, remix, and distribute sound recordings, movies, TV programs, graphics, and texts the world over. He tests whether, in light of these developments and others, copyright still serves as a vital engine of free expression and he assesses how copyright does--and does not--burden speech. Taking First Amendment values as his lodestar, Netanel argues that copyright should be limited to how it can best promote robust debate and expressive diversity, and he presents a blueprint for how that can be accomplished. Copyright and free speech will always stand in some tension. But there are ways in which copyright can continue to serve as an engine of free expression while leaving ample room for speakers to build on copyrighted works to convey their message, express their personal commitments, and fashion new art. This book shows us how. 2036341 14 4 2008 Copyright's Paradox: Property in Expression/Freedom of Expression total:8|5:1|4:1|3:4|2:2|1:0| 8 25 35 2 3 0 false false Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 16:16:24 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 21:25:31 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 07:56:25 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 08:00:09 -0700 2008 translation of Mein Kampf.]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 06 15:56:50 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 15:57:27 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 26 09:32:11 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 09:32:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 08 07:55:47 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 07:55:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 02 13:59:50 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 13:59:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 19 13:55:31 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 13:55:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 17 05:24:31 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 05:24:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 13:09:36 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 13:09:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 31 21:59:11 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 21:59:11 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Oct 11 16:04:39 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 11:06:25 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 16:04:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 29 22:05:23 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 12:43:34 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 22:05:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 23 08:46:56 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 17:47:15 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Dec 21 07:55:09 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 15 06:54:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Dec 20 11:27:56 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 11:27:56 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Dec 10 14:38:05 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 14:38:10 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 28 18:35:06 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 18:35:06 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 11 12:46:45 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 12:46:45 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Sep 21 06:55:14 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 06:55:14 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Sep 19 01:30:38 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 01:30:38 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2031662