Digital Copyright: Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet, the Digital Millennium Copyright ACT, Copyright Lobbyists Conquer the Internet, Pay per View... Pay per Listen... Pay per Use, What the Major Players Stand to Gain, What the Public by Jessica Litman

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In 1998, copyright lobbyists succeeded in persuading Congress to enact laws greatly expanding copyright owners' control over individuals' private uses of their works. The efforts to enforce these new rights have resulted in highly publicized legal battles between established media, and new upstarts.

Booklist

"Readers with an interest in doing business on the Internet, or in the specific issue of copyright, should not be without this book. . . . clearly written and sensibly argued. A timely and very useful resource."

Booknews

Litman (law, Wayne State U.) makes a forceful argument, written in clear English, for the imminent and current problems to be expected from the 1998 Copyright Law in the US, as well as other rulings leading up to it, that seek to limit free access to information on the Internet in favor of the companies that hold the copyright. She outlines the difficulties and inconsistencies within the law, and offers a revised version that would reform it. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Internet Book Watch

In 1998 copyright lobbyists persuaded Congress to enact laws expanding copyright owners' control over private uses of works, resulting in many notable legal battles - Napster being the latest. In Digital Copyright, law professor Litman questions whether copyright laws make sense, and how they are enforced. She argues for reforms which reflect how individuals use materials. An intriguing, relevant examination of how copyright applies to the modern online world.

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