Putting intellectual property in its place : rights discourses, creative labor, and the everyday
Laura J. Murray (Author),S. Tina Piper (Author),Kirsty Robertson (Author)
"Putting Intellectual Property in its Place examines the relationship between creativity and intellectual property law on the premise that, despite concentrated critical attention devoted to IP law from academic, policy, and activist quarters, its role as a determinant of creative activity is overstated. The effects of IP rights or law are usually more unpredictable, non-linear, or illusory than is often presumed. Through a series of case studies focusing on nineteenth century journalism, 'fake' art, plant hormone research between the wars, online knitting communities, creativity in small cities, and legal practice, authors Murray, Piper, and Robertson discuss the many ways people comprehend the law through information and opinions gathered from friends, strangers, coworkers, and the media. They also show how people choose to share, create, negotiate, and dispute based on what seems fair, just, or necessary, in the context of how their community functions in that moment, while ignoring or reimagining legal mechanisms. The authors define 'the everyday life of IP law,' constituting an experiment in non-normative legal scholarship and in building theory from material and located practice"--Unedited summary from book cover
9780199336265, 0199336261
844373100