Thе Digitаl Dilеmmа: Intеllеctuаl Propеrty in thе Informаtion Agе
Publisher: Nаtionаl Αcаdеmiеs Prеss
Number of Pages: 364
Published: 2000-01-24
List price: $44.95
Imagine sending a magazine article to 10 friends - making photocopies, putting them in envelopes, adding postage, and mailing them. Now consider how much easier it is to send that article to those 10 friends as an attachment to e-mail. Or to post the article on your own site on the World Wide Web. The ease of modifying or copying digitized material and the proliferation of computer networking have raised fundamental questions about copyright and patent - intellectual property protections rooted in the U.S. Constitution. Hailed for quick and convenient access to a world of material, the Interne...