Copyright, Creativity, Big Media and Cultural Value: Incorporating the Author

Copyright, Creativity, Big Media, and Cultural Value: Incorporating the Author explores why copyright is more than a creator's private property right or a corporation's tool for controlling cultural production and influencing mass consumption choices. It is based on extensive original archival research into the business histories of major successful artists and the industries and genres that grew up around their activities. The book addresses key questions about how copyright generates income and how profits are distributed in the publishing, film, and music industries, including the creation of new formats, the interplay between old media and new technologies, international copyright reform, and cross-industry relations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 15 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

As the publishing, film, and music industries are dominated by large media conglomerates, there is a tendency to resort to simplistic ideological and conspiratorial interpretations of industry dynamics.
Copyright, Creativity, Big Media, and Cultural Value: Incorporating the Author delves into the multifaceted nature of copyright, revealing it as far more than a mere creator's private property right or a tool used by corporations to control cultural production and shape mass consumption choices.
The foundation of this comprehensive volume lies in extensive, painstakingly detailed, and vividly colorful original archival research into the business histories of renowned successful artists, including Conan Doyle, Hall Caine, Margaret Atwood, Dame Nellie Melba, Radiohead, and Banksy. The book also explores the industries and genres that emerged alongside their activities. Chapters address critical questions about how copyright generates income and how profits are distributed within the publishing, film, and music industries. It examines the creation of new formats, the interplay between old media and new technologies, international copyright reform, and cross-industry relations.
Copyright, Creativity, Big Media, and Cultural Value serves as a valuable resource for students and practitioners of law and policy, media studies, cultural studies, and literary history. It offers a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the complex interplay between copyright, creativity, big media, and cultural value, providing valuable insights into the ever-evolving dynamics of these industries.

Weight: 420g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367631154