1st Edition

Copyrighting Creativity Creative Values, Cultural Heritage Institutions and Systems of Intellectual Property

Edited By Helle Porsdam Copyright 2015
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

What is the relationship between creativity, cultural heritage institutions and copyright? Who owns culture and cultural heritage? The digital age has expanded the horizon of creative possibilities for artists and cultural institutions - what is the impact on legal regimes that were constructed for an analogue world? What are the tensions between the safeguarding of cultural heritage and the... Read more

Copyrighting Creativity

Biography

Helle Porsdam is Professor of American Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

’For anyone pondering what the public mission of today's cultural heritage institutions should be, this volume offers a sweeping read. What binds the contributions is the critical reflection on the idea and role of copyright as regulator of cultural property and creativity. The varying perspectives taken ensure a rich analysis that surpasses the traditional legal and economic views.’ Mireille van Eechoud, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands