How to fix copyright

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The arrival of the Internet upended the relatively settled world of copyright law and has forced the complete rethink of how rights to a work are allocated and how delivery formats affect an originator's claims to the work. Most of the disputes around novel Internet media delivery systems derive from views on what constitutes a proper understanding of copyright. Who has the right to a work, and to what extent should we protect a rights holder's ability to derive income from it? Is it right to make copyrighted works free of charge? This book offers solutions for improving an increasingly outmoded system.