Cultivating Copyright

This book offers a framework for creative industries. Tailored solutions entail change on four fronts: business models and strategies, legal policies and practices, technological measures, and cultural and normative features. Creating strong creative industries through tailored solutions serves critical functions.

Bhamati Viswanathan is a legal scholar. She was awarded a Doctorate of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) and a Masters in Law (LL.M.) by the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of Michigan Law School and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, cum laude, from Williams College. She is a member of the New York State Bar and the Copyright Society of the USA. She resides in Boston.

1: Introduction and The Road Map; 2: Chapter 1: What Is The Problem? Copyright and Creativity In Crisis; 3: Chapter 2: What Is Causing the Problem: Disruptive Innovation; 4: Chapter 3: What Are Creative Industries Afraid Of? Known Risks; 5: Chapter 4: What Should The Content Industries Be Afraid Of, But May Not Be Aware Of?: Unseen Risks; 6: Chapter 5: What Doesn't Work: Focusing Exclusively On Business- or IP-Based Solutions; 7: Chapter 6: What Does Work: Tailoring; 8: Chapter 7: Tailoring Business Models and Strategies; 9: Chapter 8: Tailoring Legal Policies and Practices; 10: Chapter 9: Tailoring Technological Measures; 11: Chapter 10: Tailoring Cultural and Normative Features; 12: Chapter 11: What Is Exacerbating the Problem? Big Tech: The Thumb on the Scales; 13: Chapter 12: What To Do When Tailoring Doesn't Suffice: Countervailing Strategies; 14: Chapter 13: Copyright, Democracy and Art; 15: Index