Promises to keep: technology, law, and the future of entertainment
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Abstract
During the past fifteen years, changes in the technologies used to make and store audio and video recordings, combined with the communication revolution associated with the Internet, have generated an extraordinary array of new ways in which music and movies can be produced and distributed. Much energy has been devoted to interpreting or changing legal rules in hopes of defending older business models against the threats posed by the new technologies. This provocative book chronicles how we got into this mess and presents three alternative proposals each involving a combination of legal reforms and new business models for how we could get out of it.