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.

As this thoughtful book shows, copyright law has been revised and rewritten according to changing need..

Our witty and learned duo...aim to clap the real plunderers in irons..

Sprawling.