The Surprising History of Copyright and What It Means For...

Why it was recommended

Karl Fogel does a great job explaining the History of copyright

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What it covers

Karl Fogel's 2006 Google Tech Talk traces copyright from a 16th-century English censorship law to a distribution monopoly. It then surveys alternative economic bases for. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Google TechTalks

Length

54 min 58 sec

Year

2007

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