About the Author

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Copyright and American Culture: Ideas, Expressions, and Democracy 17
6. 2. Mark Twain and the History of Literary Copyright 35
7. 3. Celluloid Copyright and Derivative Works, or, How to Stop 12 Monkeys with One Chair 81
8. 4. Hep Cats and Copy Cats: American Music Challenges the Copyright Tradition 117
9. 5. The Digital Moment: The End of Copyright? 149
10. Epilogue: The Summer without Martha Graham 185
11. Notes 191
12. Index 231
13. About the Author 243