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21/100Critics
75/100Scholars
Author:
David Bellos, Alexandre Montagu
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Date:
January 23, 2024
A cultural, legal, and global history of the idea that intangible things can be owned, and makes a persuasive case for seeing copyright as an engine of inequality in the twenty-first century.
What The Reviewers Say
With pre-existing intellectual property (I.P.) ascendant and piracy run amok, the act of creation can seem like a crime scene where the DNA evidence is all mixed up. Bellos, a translator and biographer, and Montagu, a lawyer, step confidently behind the yellow tape to guide us around.
Lively, opinionated, and ultra-timely.
This encyclopedic yet refreshingly breezy book takes readers across time.
Takes an informed, readable look at the torturous history of copyright.
