Imagine there is no copyright and no cultural conglomorates too an essay

Intellectual property Originality and aura of the star Really an incentive? TRIPS : trade related aspects of intellectual property rights Battle against piracy, or higher priorities? Creatives industries, revival of copyright? A number of reasons Immense and undesirable Back to the old days Collective ownership Collective collection and fiscalisation Sewing up versus creative commons considerations From a legal to an economic perspective Competition or anti trust law, too Many cultural entrepreneurs No chance for sneak thieves Cultural diversity Stratetic considerations Mini case studies Books Music Films Visual arts, photography and design Growing doubts Comparable with other intellectual property rights? Many, many artists. Essay in which authors state that copyright gives authors exclusive control of the use of a growing number of forms of artistic expression. Often, it is not the authors who own those rights, but gigantic cultural enterprises. Translation from 'Adieu auteursrecht, vaarwel culturele conglomeraten : een essay' TOD#4 cover_voorkant......Page 1 TOD#4binnenwerkdef......Page 2 TOD#4 cover_achterkant......Page 82