Bound by Law?: Tales from the Public Domain, New Expanded Edition - Softcover

Keith Aoki; James Boyle; Jennifer Jenkins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822344181 ISBN 13: 9780822344186

Publisher: Duke University Press Books, 2008

Synopsis

A documentary is being filmed. A cell phone rings, playing the Rocky theme song. The filmmaker is told she must pay $10,000 to clear the rights to the song. Can this be true? Eyes on the Prize, the great civil rights documentary, was pulled from circulation because the filmmakers’ rights to music and footage had expired. What’s going on here? It’s the collision of documentary filmmaking and intellectual property law, and it’s the inspiration for this comic book. Follow its heroine Akiko as she films her documentary and navigates the twists and turns of intellectual property. Why do we have copyrights? What’s “fair use”? Bound by Law? reaches beyond documentary film to provide a commentary on the most pressing issues facing law, art, property, and an increasingly digital world of remixed culture.

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About this title

Book Description:

"A fantastic approach for introducing students to copyright law . . . and a must for professional development."

From the Publisher:

"Bound By Law presents a unique experience for anyone even slightly interested in the modern applications of copyright and trademark law. Though it is only 72 pages long and reads as easily as a cartoon strip, it conveys complex, nebulous intellectual property principals in an effective and straightforward way. By providing readers with real-life examples of disputes and concepts in action, Bound By Law easily appeals to those with no formal legal education. By presenting its material in such a novel and humorous way, however, it will also appeal to seasoned attorneys. Bound By Law makes for a pleasant diversion for readers of all levels of legal expertise."--Devon Sparrow, Journal of High Technology Law

About this edition

• Publisher: Duke University Press Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0822344181
• ISBN 13: 9780822344186
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80