Intellectual Property
Nov. 19, 2015
How copyright today has lost its way
The Copyright Act was designed to promote artistic expression, but it now often inhabits creativity by discouraging artists from drawing inspiration from each other's work. By Margo J. Arnold and Deborah D. Drooz
Nowhere is creativity more important than in the world of popular music where the public's thirst for new songs and new sounds is unquenchable. On its face, the U.S. Copyright Act was designed to promote creativity and encourage a variety of artistic expressions. But this year, the act has been applied and used in ways that inhibit creativity by discouraging songwriters and producers from drawing inspiration...
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