Copyright in the Cultural Industries - Ruth Towse

Several of the authors question the efficacy of copyright, which is increasingly regarded as benefiting multinational organisations rather than individual authors and performers. Others are less critical of copyright per se, but question its ability to meet the new challenges of a digital era. Some of the specific issues covered include:

law and international transactions of copyrighted materialeconomic analysis of copyright and freedom of expressionmusic licensing in the digital agethe role of copyright in stimulating cultural developmentinternet distribution of copyright materialthe problems of licensing museum images.

International in scope and offering views from both academics and practitioners, this book will interest and inform economists, lawyers and policymakers alike. Commercial managers and business analysts involved with copyright would also benefit from reading this comprehensive yet accessible book.