The idea of authorship in copyright
Presents a collectivist model of intellectual property rights. This work argues that every copyright work depends on and is reflective of the author's exposure to externalities such as language, culture and the various social events and processes that occur in the public domain, therefore copyright works should not be regarded as private property.
XIV, 270 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents: Introduction; Conceptualising copyright; What copyright is; Authorial collectivity; Subjects of copyright and social construction; Lockean copyright re-imagined; Doctrinal payoffs: the public as a joint author; Conclusions: a blueprint for just copyright; Bibliography; Index.