The Abolition of Copyright: Better for Artists, Third World Countries and the Public Domain Export

@article{citeulike:2033800, abstract = {There is convincing evidence that artistic life, which is an important sector in all societies, is better off when the concept of copyright disappears. In the digital era the concept is outdated anyway. As a consequence, our common artistic creativity will no longer be the exclusive property of a few copyright industries and piracy will cease to exist. Knowledge and creativity become once again essential elements of the public domain. Moreover, surprisingly, without the system of copyright protection many artists in both Western and non-Western countries will earn a decent income. 10.1177/0016549200062005003}, author = {Smiers, Joost}, citeulike-article-id = {2033800}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0016549200062005003}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://gaz.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/62/5/379}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0016549200062005003}, journal = {International Communication Gazette}, keywords = {authorship, copyright, publishing}, month = {October}, number = {5}, pages = {379--406}, posted-at = {2007-12-01 00:48:51}, priority = {2}, title = {The Abolition of Copyright: Better for Artists, Third World Countries and the Public Domain}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0016549200062005003}, volume = {62}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2033800 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2033800 N2 - There is convincing evidence that artistic life, which is an important sector in all societies, is better off when the concept of copyright disappears. In the digital era the concept is outdated anyway. As a consequence, our common artistic creativity will no longer be the exclusive property of a few copyright industries and piracy will cease to exist. Knowledge and creativity become once again essential elements of the public domain. Moreover, surprisingly, without the system of copyright protection many artists in both Western and non-Western countries will earn a decent income. 10.1177/0016549200062005003 IS - 5 JF - International Communication Gazette EP - 406 TI - The Abolition of Copyright: Better for Artists, Third World Countries and the Public Domain VL - 62 SP - 379 KW - authorship KW - copyright KW - publishing AU - Smiers, Joost PY - 2000/10/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0016549200062005003 ER -