Herman, Bill D., 1977-

The fight over digital rights : the politics of copyright and technology / Bill D. Herman. - xix, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index.

Lightning in a bottle -- The Audio Home Recording Act, 1987-1992 -- The Digital Millennium Copyright Act -- A digital rights management interlude : 1999-2002 -- Digital Millennium Copyright Act reform and the broadcast flag -- Communicating in congress -- Communicating in print -- The copyright and digital rights management debate online -- Comparing the online and offline digital rights -- The digital rights management debate withers, 2007-2010 -- New strategies and a historic uprising -- The future of digital rights--and digital fights.

9781107015975 (hardback) RM294.22 1107015979 (hardback)


Copyright and electronic data processing--United States.
Copyright--Electronic information resources.--United States
Fair use (copyright)--United States.
Copyright infringement--United States.
Information networks--Law and legislation--United States.
Censorship--United States.