Edward Samuel's Illustrated History of Copyright

January 31, 2008 10:49 AM

Edward Samuel's Illustrated History of CopyrightA fascinating illustrated historical tour, looking at how different technologies have shaped how we think about copyright and intellectual property.
posted by carter (4 comments total)

ha! a book about copyright, now online for free
posted by milestogo at 10:51 AM on January 31, 2008

Damn. I was writing an article about the history of copyright a couple of weeks ago, and had I known about this book, I could have stolen some ideas from it read it in the course of my research.
posted by WPW at 11:06 AM on January 31, 2008

Fantastic! Thanks!
posted by the dief at 12:14 PM on January 31, 2008

A book about copyright that doesn't mention the Hogarth Act?
posted by Wolof at 11:11 PM on January 31, 2008