Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars

Auteurs-es

  • Andrew Katz Pertner, Moorcrofts LLP

Mots-clés :

Copyright, Constitutional Law, Moral Panics, Lobbying

Résumé

Copyright holds a fascination for members of the free and open source community. The copyleft nature of the GPL can exist only because copyright laws exist. This review considers William Patry's book “Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars”, and examines its argument that copyright laws are not fit for purpose.

Biographie de l'auteur-e

  • Andrew Katz, Pertner, Moorcrofts LLP
    Andrew Katz studied Natural Sciences and Law at Cambridge University where he graduated with honours in 1989. In 1991 he was called to the Bar, and in 1993 requalified as a solicitor. He moonlighted as a programmer during his studies at Bar School, programming in Turbo Pascal. In 1991 he became an accredited NeXT developer. He has released software under the GPL. He is currently a partner at Moorcrofts LLP, a boutique law firm in England's Thames Valley and advises a wide range of businesses on free and open source related issues. He has lectured and published widely on the subject.
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Publié

2010-06-14

Numéro

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2010)

Rubrique

Book reviews

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Comment citer

Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars. (2010). Journal of Open Law, Technology & Society, 2(1), 69-76. https://www.jolts.world/index.php/jolts/article/view/36