Edwards, Lee 
ORCID: 0000-0001-6542-1234, Klein, Bethany, Lee, David, Moss, Giles and Philip, Fiona
(2015)
Isn’t it just a way to protect Walt Disney’s rights?: Media user perspectives on copyright.
New Media & Society, 17 (5).
pp. 691-707.
ISSN 1461-4448
Abstract
With digitization allowing for faster and easier sharing and copying of media, the behaviour and attitudes of everyday users of copyrighted material have become an increasing focus of policy, industry and academic attention. This article connects historical characterizations of copyright infringement and the role of the public interest in the development of copyright law and policy with the complex experience of modern, ordinary users of digital media. Users are proposed not as transgressors to be educated, regulated or scared straight, nor as a hazy and largely silent public, but as sources of legitimate perspectives that could contribute to conversations about media, creativity and regulation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://journals.sagepub.com/home/nms |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 Sage |
| Divisions: | Media and Communications |
| Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2017 10:44 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2024 06:57 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/85090 |
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