Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy

The reigning authority on intellectual property in the Internet age, Lawrence Lessig spotlights the newest and possibly the most harmful culture -- a war waged against those who create and consume art. America's copyright laws have ceased to perform their original, beneficial role: protecting artists' creations while allowing them to build on previous creative works. In fact, our system now criminalizes those very actions. Remix is an urgent, eloquent plea to end a war that harms every intrepid, creative user of new technologies. It also offers an inspiring vision of the postwar world where enormous opportunities await those who view art as a resource to be shared openly rather than a commodity to be hoarded.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 09/01/2009
ISBN: 9780143116134
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.80d