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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 309 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Deep within the archives of time-and-motion pioneer Lillian Gilbreth lies a secret. Famous for producing solid light-tracks that captured the path of workers' movements, Gilbreth helped birth the era of mass observation and big data. But did she also, as her broken correspondence with a young Soviet physicist suggests, discover in her final days a "perfect" movement, one that would "change everything"? An international hunt begins for the one box...
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"John Smith possesses a special gift that seems more like a curse: he can access other people's thoughts. He hears the songs stuck in their heads, knows their most private traumas and fears, and relives the painful memories they can't let go of. The CIA honed his skills until he was one of their most powerful operatives, but John fled the Agency and now works as a private consultant, trying to keep the dark potentials of his gift in check--and himself...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
535 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Today's copyright wars can seem unprecedented. Sparked by the digital revolution that has made copyright -- and its violation -- a part of everyday life, fights over intellectual property have pitted creators, Hollywood, and governments against consumers, pirates, Silicon Valley, and open-access advocates. But while the digital generation can be forgiven for thinking the dispute between, for example, the publishing industry and Google is completely...
Author
Series
Publisher
Allworth Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Fifth edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 255 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
For writers of all levels, this comprehensive resource is the key to turning a writing career into a sustainable livelihood. Learn how to succeed in every area affecting a writer's livelihood, such as submissions, dealing with agents, taxes, permissions, royalties, alternatives to mainstream publishers, copyright, book and magazine contracts, and how to prevent disputes. This newly revised edition...is up to date with the ever-changing legal landscape...
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
359 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In his too-short life, Aaron Swartz reshaped the Internet, questioned our assumptions about intellectual property, and touched all of us in ways that we may not even realize. His tragic suicide in 2013 at the age of twenty-six after being aggressively prosecuted for copyright infringement shocked the nation and the world. Here for the first time in print is revealed the quintessential Aaron Swartz: besides being a technical genius and a passionate...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xi, 272 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Copyright law, as conventionally understood, serves the public interest by regulating the production and dissemination of works of authorship, though it recognizes that the requirements of the public interest are in tension. Incentives for creation must be provided, but protections granted authors must not prevent the fruits of creativity and knowledge from spreading. Copyright law, therefore, should balance the needs of creators and users--or so...
13) Free culture: how big media uses technology and the law to lock down culture and control creativity
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
xvi, 345 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
16) Past mistakes
Author
Series
Public domain volume 1
Publisher
Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Syd Dallas is responsible for pop culture's greatest hero: THE DOMAIN! But his sons Miles and David have a complicated relationship with both the creation and their creator. Can they convince their dad to fight for their family's legacy? Collects PUBLIC DOMAIN #1-5."--Publisher marketing.
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
xix, 262 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Publisher's description: Librarians face myriad copyright dilemmas every day, and as copyright law evolves and new interpretations emerge, libraries play a key role in representing the public in the copyright debate. But how do new copyright laws affect traditional services and new virtual reference user services? What must librarians do to ensure that staff and patrons fully exercise copyright exemptions, like fair use? Offering a wealth of information...