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Deazley, Ronan.

Rethinking copyright : history, theory, language / Ronan Deazley. - Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2006. - xiv, 201 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-190) and index.

History I: 1710-1774 -- History II: 1774-1854 -- History III: 1854-1912 -- Theory I: what copyright isn't ... or, conceiving the public domain -- Theory II: what is copyright? ... or, the case for intellectual property freedoms and privileges (and in that order) -- Conclusion

Provides an insight into the history and theory of copyright within contemporary legal and cultural discourse. This book exposes as myth the orthodox history of the development of copyright law in eighteenth-century Britain and explores the way in which that myth became entrenched throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

ISBN: 9781845422820 (cased) 1845422821 (cased) 9781847209443 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2006044012

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA643323 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013455682 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Copyright--Great Britain.
Copyright--History.--Great Britain

LC Class. No.: KD1289 / .D435 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 346.4104'82