The Trouble with Ownership : Literary Property and Authorial Liability in England, 1660-1730.
Title:
The Trouble with Ownership : Literary Property and Authorial Liability in England, 1660-1730.
Author:
Greene, Jody.
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9780812202090
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1 online resource (283 pages)
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Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. The Trouble with Ownership -- Chapter 1 Authorship and the Regulation of the Press -- Chapter 2 The Trials of Ownership: Finding the Author in Court -- Part II. The Dangerous Fate of Authors -- Chapter 3 Daniel Defoe, the Act of Anne, and the Obligations of Ownership -- Chapter 4 Revenge of the Straw Woman: Disowning The Dunciad -- Chapter 5 Hostis Humani Generis: Owning Polly -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Acknowledgments.
Abstract:
Offering a new history of proprietary authorship, this volume is able to address contemporary debates of copyright, intellectual property, and fair use by reorienting critical attention away from authorial rights and toward authorial responsibilities.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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