Access to Knowledge in the Age of Intellectual Property

by Amy Kapczynski, Gaelle Krikorian, Ghassan Zeineddine, et al.

Book Overview

A movement emerges to challenge the tightening of intellectual property law around the world.

At the end of the twentieth century, intellectual property rights collided with everyday life. Expansive copyright laws and digital rights management technologies sought to shut down new forms of copying and remixing made possible by the Internet. International laws expanding patent rights threatened the lives of millions of people around...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 189095196X
• ISBN13: 9781890951962
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Zone Books
• Length: 646 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher