Brand name bullies : the quest to own and control culture
by
Bollier, David.
Title
:
Brand name bullies : the quest to own and control culture
Author
:
Bollier, David.
ISBN
:
9780471679271
Personal Author
:
Bollier, David.
Publication Information
:
Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2005.
Physical Description
:
x, 309 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
:
1. The crusade to lock up music -- 2. Creativity and captive images -- 3. Appropriating the people's culture -- 4. Trademark owners whine, "no making fun of me!" -- 5. The corporate privatization of words -- 6. Property rights in public image -- 7. The theft of the public domain -- 8. Stifling public dialogue through copyright -- 9. The DMCA's attacks on free speech -- 10. The quest for perfect control -- 11. Intellectual property : goes over the top -- 12. Just kidding or dead serious? -- Conclusion : reclaiming the cultural commons.
Abstract
:
"In Brand Name Bullies, David Bollier reveals the countless ways in which creativity, innovation, and free expression in American culture are under relentless assault from a new and rapacious breed of corporate bullies. He offers scores of examples of how copyright and trademark owners are using political influence, high-powered attorneys, and out-and-out intimidation to expand their control over our culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Intellectual property -- United States.
Popular culture -- United States.
Electronic Access
:
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168015768712 | 346.73048 B692 2005 | 1 |
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025449188 | 346.73048 B692 2005 | 2 |