Authors and Owners: The Invention of Copyright (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780674053090)

The notion of the author as the creator and therefore the first owner of a work is deeply rooted both in our economic system and in our concept of the individual. But this concept of authorship is modern. Mark Rose traces the formation of copyright in eighteenth-century Britain--and in the process highlights still current issues of intellectual property. Authors and Owners is at once a fascinating look at an important episode in legal history and a significant contribution to literary and cultural history.

Author: Mark Rose
ISBN-10: 0674053095
ISBN-13: 9780674053090
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/11/1995
Pages: 190
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.15w x 0.58d