Copyright, Creativity, Big Media and Cultural Value - 9780367631154

Taylor & Francis

Copyright, Creativity, Big Media and Cultural ValueIncorporating the Author\nAuthor(s): Kathy Bowrey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367631154, 978-0367631154\nSynopsis\nAs the publishing, film and music industries are dominated by Big Media conglomerates, there is often recourse to simplistic ideological and conspiratorial readings of industry dynamics. Copyright, Creativity, Big Media and Cultural Value: Incorporating the Author explains why copyright is much more than a creators private property right or a mechanism through which corporations control cultural production and influence mass consumption choices.\n\nThe volume is grounded in extensive, painstakingly detailed and colourful original archival research into business histories of major successful artists including Conan Doyle, Hall Caine, Margaret Atwood, Dame Nellie Melba, Radiohead and Banksy, and the industries and genres that grew up around their.