Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Digital Copyright and the Consumer Revolution: Hands Off My iPod

Matthew Rimmer (Australian National University College of Law). Digital Copyright and the Consumer Revolution (Edward Elgar, 2007).

"With a focus on recent US copyright law, the book charts the consumer rebellion against the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act 1998 (US) and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998 (US). The author explores the significance of key judicial rulings and considers legal controversies over new technologies, such as the iPod . . . Google Book Search, and peer-to-peer networks. The book also highlights cultural developments, such as the emergence of digital sampling and mash-ups, the construction of the BBC Creative Archive, and the evolution of the Creative Commons."
Digital Copyright and the Consumer Revolution book jacket