Copyright: Current Viewpoints on History, Laws, Legislation

Copyright: Current Viewpoints on History, Laws, Legislation

Copyright

An in depth explanation starting with the history of copyright which started in England in the late fifteenth century. It explains how as printing presses began to grow, authorities sought to control the publication of books by granting printers a near monopoly on publishing in England. So the Licensing Act of 1662 confirmed that monopoly and established a register of licensed books to be administered by the Stationers’ Company, a group of printers with the authority to censor publications. This book follows the different cases that happened as a result of the different laws that began to emerge following the Licensing Act of 1662. The information is explained through the viewpoints of the author himself. He follows the different and most current legislations that exist under the topic of copyright and explains how each one of them works and how it affects the user. He follows it up with an in depth explanation of his prediction of the future of copyright laws and how it'll affect the future generations.

Allen Kent and Harold Lancour

Bowker

January 1972

Antonella Federici

Book

ISBN:978-0835205429

Kent, A. & Lancour, H.. Copyright: Current Viewpoints on History, Laws, Legislation. Bowker
(1972)
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