Copyrighting Culture: The Political Economy Of Intellectual Property

by Ronald V. Bettig

Overview

Launching into a complete analysis of copyright law in our capitalistic and hegemonistic political system, Ronald Bettig uncovers the power of the wealthy few to expand their fortunes through the ownership and manipulation of intellectual property. Beginning with a critical interpretation of copyright history in the United States, Bettig goes on to

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367315221
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/30/2019
Pages:	291
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ronald V. Bettig is assistant professor of communication at Pennsylvania State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Political Economy of Intellectual Property; Critical Perspectives on the History and Philosophy of Copyright; Who Owns the Message?: The Ownership and Control of Culture and Information; The (Political) Economics of Intellectual Property; Capitalism, the State, and Intellectual Property: A Case Study of Compulsory Licenses for Cable Retransmissions; The Law of Intellectual Property: The Videocassette Recorder and the Control of Copyrights; Recolonizing Communications and Culture: The Expanding Realm of International Intellectual Property Law; Intellectual Property and the Politics of Resistance.