Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Contents; Preface; 1 Copyfraud; 2 Vanishing Fair Use; 3 Samples and Mash-Ups; 4 Takedowns and Lockups; 5 From Copyright to Contract; 6 The Ownerless Society; 7 Trademarks Unbound; 8 Copyfraud Liability; 9 Defending Copyright Fair Use; 10 Putting Intellectual Property in Its Place; Afterword; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index
Summary
Intellectual property law in the United States does not work well and it needs to be reformed--but not for the reasons given by most critics. The issue is not that intellectual property rights are too easily obtained, too broad in scope, and too long in duration. Rather, the primary problem is overreaching by publishers, producers, artists, and others who abuse intellectual property law by claiming stronger rights than the law actually gives them. From copyfraud--like phony copyright notices attached to the U.S. Constitution--to lawsuits designed to prevent people from poking fun at Barbie, from
