Democracy of sound: music piracy and the remaking of American copyright in the twentieth century

'Democracy of Sound' tells the story of the pirates, radicals, jazzbos, deadheads, and DJs who challenged the record industry for control of recorded sound throughout the 20th century. A political and cultural history, it shows how the primacy of 'intellectual property' gradually...

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Main Author: Cummings, Alex Sayf (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2013
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:'Democracy of Sound' tells the story of the pirates, radicals, jazzbos, deadheads, and DJs who challenged the record industry for control of recorded sound throughout the 20th century. A political and cultural history, it shows how the primacy of 'intellectual property' gradually eclipsed an American political tradition that was suspicious of monopolies and favoured free competition.
Item Description:Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2015
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XI, 257 S.) Ill.
ISBN:9780190254520
DOI:10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199858224.001.0001

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