The Surprising History of Copyright and Its Modern Implications

Name: The Surprising History of Copyright and Its Modern Implications
Uploaded: 2007-10-09T03:46:29.000Z
Duration: 54 min 58 s
Channel: Karl Fogel
Description: This talk traces the historical evolution of copyright from 16th-century English censorship laws to its modern role as a distribution subsidy. It examines how changing economics of information distribution challenge contemporary copyright conceptions and explores alternative economic models for creative works.

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The Surprising History of Copyright and Its Modern Implications

Karl Fogel Google Research & TechTalks

54:58·2007·undergraduate level·Public Lecture

This talk traces the historical evolution of copyright from 16th-century English censorship laws to its modern role as a distribution subsidy. It examines how changing economics of information distribution challenge contemporary copyright conceptions and explores alternative economic models for creative works.

Copyright is derived from a 16th-century English censorship law, later turned into a monopoly right to subsidize distribution. This history is somewhat at odds with the modern conception of copyright, and an understanding of it is increasingly important today, as the economics of distribution are changing radically.

Physics Quantum Mechanics Intellectual Property Law Legal History Copyright Law Digital Economics

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