Putting intellectual property in its place :: rights discourses, creative labor, and the everyday /

"Putting Intellectual Property in its Place examines the relationship between creativity and intellectual property law on the premise that, despite concentrated critical attention devoted to IP law from academic, policy, and activist quarters, its role as a determinant of creative activity is o...

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Main Authors: Murray, Laura J., 1965- (Author), Piper, S. Tina (Author), Robertson, Kirsty, 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"Putting Intellectual Property in its Place examines the relationship between creativity and intellectual property law on the premise that, despite concentrated critical attention devoted to IP law from academic, policy, and activist quarters, its role as a determinant of creative activity is overstated. The effects of IP rights or law are usually more unpredictable, non-linear, or illusory than is often presumed. Through a series of case studies focusing on nineteenth century journalism, 'fake' art, plant hormone research between the wars, online knitting communities, creativity in small cities, and legal practice, authors Murray, Piper, and Robertson discuss the many ways people comprehend the law through information and opinions gathered from friends, strangers, coworkers, and the media. They also show how people choose to share, create, negotiate, and dispute based on what seems fair, just, or necessary, in the context of how their community functions in that moment, while ignoring or reimagining legal mechanisms. The authors define 'the everyday life of IP law,' constituting an experiment in non-normative legal scholarship and in building theory from material and located practice"--Unedited summary from book cover.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 209 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199) and index.
ISBN:9780199336272
019933627X
9780199351282
0199351287