- Intellectual property, Freedom of expression, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Copyright
A look at the issue of intellectual property law and its repercussions for American culture and our everyday lives explains how the trend toward privatization of such items as public space, English language, and genes causes a clash between economic values and the value of free speech, creativity, and shared resources.
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Contemporary, cool, spare and classical in form.
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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- Author
- Kembrew McLeod
- First published
- 2005
- Pages
- 384
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780385513258
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