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Digital Copyright Primer
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Darknet: Hollywood's War Against the Digital GenerationDarknet: Hollywood's War Against the Digital Generation by J. D. Lasica
Buy new: $22.18 / Used from: $1.06
A very in-depth look at how Hollywood and the major entertainment companies are "at war" with the digital generation and new technology. An excellent read.
Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control CreativityFree Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity by Lawrence Lessig
Buy used from: $1.69
Lawrence Lessig, founder of Creative Commons, new book on copyright and culture.
The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected WorldThe Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World by Lawrence Lessig
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $1.39
Lessig's masterpiece work on ideas and how creativity affects society.
Code and Other Laws of CyberspaceCode and Other Laws of Cyberspace by Lawrence Lessig
Buy used from: $0.01
The 1st book Lessig wrote that I ran into, this one focuses on the way the choices behind technology affect all of us.
Digital Copyright: Protecting Intellectual Property on the InternetDigital Copyright: Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet by Jessica Litman
Buy used from: $1.98
Jessica Litman's work is an excellent overall primer on how we got to this point in the U.S.
Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How it Threatens CreativityCopyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How it Threatens Creativity by Siva Vaidhyanathan
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $8.00
Another excellent piece on copyrights....
Steal This Music: How Intellectual Property Law Affects Musical CreativitySteal This Music: How Intellectual Property Law Affects Musical Creativity by Joanna Demers
Buy new: $19.62 / Used from: $14.87
Analysis of copyright as focused on music. What copyright and intellectual property law mean for music and the spread of creativity and ideas.
Wired Shut: Copyright and the Shape of Digital CultureWired Shut: Copyright and the Shape of Digital Culture by Tarleton Gillespie
Buy used from: $10.50
Excellent book on the ways that DRM technologies are being used to restrict what should be lawful uses of content.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Text, History, and CaselawDigital Millennium Copyright Act: Text, History, and Caselaw by Pike & Fischer
Buy used from: $158.21
Focuses on the DMCA, its history, etc.