1st Edition
Moral Rights, Creativity, and Copyright Law The Death of the Transformative Author
By Sarah Hook
Copyright 2024
188 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
188 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
188 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book argues that moral rights provisions in copyright law rest on a misunderstanding, or romanticisation, of the role of the author.
The Romantic conception of authorship, as a lone genius, creating from nothing, sensitive and vulnerable, has helped publishers push for strong copyright reform. But is this conception borne out in practice – especially in a world of meme culture, of... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Author-Work Bind 3. The Death of the Author and Contemporary Writing Practices 4. The History of Moral Rights 5. Examining the Benefits to a Right of Integrity 6. Curbing the Creative Commons 7. Conclusion: The Death of the Transformative Author
Biography
Sarah Hook is Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at Western Sydney University, Australia.
