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The 300-Year War of Copyright

In: Patrons, Curators, Inventors and Thieves

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  • Jonathan Wheeldon

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Two years into her role as Register of Copyrights and Director of the US Copyright Office, Pallante saw fit to make a speech calling for a comprehensive revision of copyright law. She recognizes that progress is likely to be slow due to the complex and arcane provisions of statute, the intensity with which interested parties make their views known, and the public’s confusion, if not aversion, on matters of copyright (p. 5). Nevertheless, her call is an acknowledgement that the technological and social changes of the 21st century mean that the law is not doing its job and risks losing its moral authority. Merely tinkering with amendments to existing statute is highly unsatisfactory. A better story needs to be told.

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  • Jonathan Wheeldon, 2014. "The 300-Year War of Copyright," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Patrons, Curators, Inventors and Thieves, chapter 14, pages 213-233, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-30667-7_15
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230306677_15
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