The Illustrated Story of Copyright
© 2000 by Edward Samuels

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Contents

Format, Permissions, Limitations [Read this first—Online edition]

 

      

 

Front Matter

iv

Acknowledgments . . ., or, How to Write a Book on Copyright

vii

Introduction: Thomas Jefferson Never Saw Anything like This

3

 

 

Part One
Copyright and Technology

9

Chapter 1: Books and Other Literary Works

11

Chapter 2: Music and Sound Recordings

31 

Chapter 3: Movies and Television

57

Chapter 4: The Computer

74

Chapter 5: The Internet

98

Part Two
Copyright Basics

125

Chapter 6: What Does Copyright Protect?

127

Chapter 7: What Rights Does Copyright Grant?

151

Chapter 8: Copyright Limitations, Exclusions, and Compromises

180

Chapter 9: Other Major Copyright Principles

205

Chapter 10: International Copyright Relations

230

 

 

Afterword: Creativity Wants to Be Paid

249

Notes and Sources

255

Photo Credits and Acknowledgments

269

Index [complete text only, no hyperlinks yet] -New!

277

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