Creativity without Law by Kate Darling PAPERBACK 9781479856244

Creativity Without LawChallenging the Assumptions of Intellectual Property\nAuthor(s): Kate Darling, Aaron Perzanowski\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9781479856244, 978-1479856244\nSynopsis\nBehind the scenes of the many artists and innovators flourishing beyond the bounds of intellectual property laws \n Intellectual property law, or IP law, is based on certain assumptions about creative behavior. The case for regulation assumes that creators have a fundamental legal right to prevent copying, and without this right they will under-invest in new work. But this premise fails to fully capture the reality of creative production. It ignores the range of powerful non-economic motivations that compel creativity, and it overlooks the capacity of creative industries for self-governance and innovative social and market responses to appropriation. \n This book reveals the on-the-ground practices of a range o.