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Communicating Entitlements: Property And The Internet, William Hubbard
Communicating Entitlements: Property And The Internet, William Hubbard
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Who Owns The 'First, Rough Draft Of History'? Reconsidering Copyright In News, Eric Easton
Who Owns The 'First, Rough Draft Of History'? Reconsidering Copyright In News, Eric Easton
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This article asserts that newspapers' quest for copyright protection was an early step onto a slippery slope toward a property-based, rather than service-based, ethos, and that removing that protection may at the least mark a first, symbolic step back from the abyss. Part I examines the state of contemporary journalism, particularly with respect to the propertization of news. Part II traces the history of copyright protection for news from its origins in censorship to the American copyright regime today, with emphasis on the run up to the 1909 amendments that first codified protection for newspapers. Part III advocates the moral …