Matches in Harvard for { <http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/008651065/catalog> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 30 of
30
with 100 items per page.
- catalog abstract ""Owning Culture demonstrates how intellectual property law has expanded to allow for private ownership of a remarkable array of things, from the patenting of human genes linked to breast cancer to the trademarking of the phrases "home style" and "freedom of ownership." This book examines diverse areas of contemporary life affected by intellectual property law, including sampling practices in hip-hop music, the appropriation of Third World indigenous knowledge about the medical uses of plants, the effects of seed patenting on farming, and the impact of copyright law on folk music-making. By placing under scrutiny the individualistic, Western conception of the "author" that grounds intellectual property law, Kembrew McLeod shows how borrowing practices have been - and continue to be - central to cultural production. Additionally, this book highlights how intellectual property law facilitates the privatization of culture and the transfer of power into the hands of wealthy individuals and corporations. Clearly written, thoughtful, and thought provoking, Owning Culture provides an innovative approach to the study of culture and law."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12116970.
- catalog coverage "United States Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Owning Culture demonstrates how intellectual property law has expanded to allow for private ownership of a remarkable array of things, from the patenting of human genes linked to breast cancer to the trademarking of the phrases "home style" and "freedom of ownership." This book examines diverse areas of contemporary life affected by intellectual property law, including sampling practices in hip-hop music, the appropriation of Third World indigenous knowledge about the medical uses of plants, the effects of seed patenting on farming, and the impact of copyright law on folk music-making.".
- catalog description "By placing under scrutiny the individualistic, Western conception of the "author" that grounds intellectual property law, Kembrew McLeod shows how borrowing practices have been - and continue to be - central to cultural production. Additionally, this book highlights how intellectual property law facilitates the privatization of culture and the transfer of power into the hands of wealthy individuals and corporations. Clearly written, thoughtful, and thought provoking, Owning Culture provides an innovative approach to the study of culture and law."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The private ownership of culture. -- Copyright and the folk music tradition. -- Copyright, authorship and African-American culture. -- Visual and sound collage versus copyright and trademark law. -- Patent law and the appropriation of Third-World indigenous knowledge. -- The private ownership of people: genetics, consumer databases and celebrities. -- Intertextuality, the Internet and intellectual property law.".
- catalog extent "xv, 275 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Owning culture.".
- catalog identifier "0820451576 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Owning culture.".
- catalog isPartOf "Popular culture & everyday life ; v. 1.".
- catalog isPartOf "Popular culture and everyday life ; vol. 1".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : P. Lang,".
- catalog relation "Owning culture.".
- catalog spatial "United States Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "346.7304/8 21".
- catalog subject "Intellectual property Social aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "KF2979 .M35 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "The private ownership of culture. -- Copyright and the folk music tradition. -- Copyright, authorship and African-American culture. -- Visual and sound collage versus copyright and trademark law. -- Patent law and the appropriation of Third-World indigenous knowledge. -- The private ownership of people: genetics, consumer databases and celebrities. -- Intertextuality, the Internet and intellectual property law.".
- catalog title "Owning culture : authorship, ownership, and intellectual property law / Kembrew McLeod.".
- catalog type "text".