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Theft: A History of Music by Jennifer Jenkins, Keith Aoki, James Boyle, Brian Garvey, Ian Akin
giedrius's review
4.0
Authors of the book have chosen a very interesting way to convey a somewhat complicated history of music and it's copyright laws - comic.
Written by two law professors it tries to show that most of the music is basically a remix. And how copyright laws which were started for a good cause could stop the innovation in this field. Good thing technology in recent years made music available for anyone to listen as well as create it. I believe this quote from the book sums it up pretty well:
P.S. Make sure to follow the audio companion of the book which makes it so much more interactive!
Written by two law professors it tries to show that most of the music is basically a remix. And how copyright laws which were started for a good cause could stop the innovation in this field. Good thing technology in recent years made music available for anyone to listen as well as create it. I believe this quote from the book sums it up pretty well:
We have two realms of culture now. One, Informal, fleeting, and online. The other kind of music Is legal, licensed, pervasive and permanent.
P.S. Make sure to follow the audio companion of the book which makes it so much more interactive!
rigbymel76's review
5.0
A well-written, fun and engaging comic that deals with music and copyright? Would not have thought it possible, but here it is. Well worth a read!!
aasplund's review
4.0
What an entertaining look at music copyright history!
The lessons were fairly clear, the artwork was superb, the musical mentions made me incredibly happy. This is a fun graphic novel to learn from and I highly recommend it to any music nerds out there.
The lessons were fairly clear, the artwork was superb, the musical mentions made me incredibly happy. This is a fun graphic novel to learn from and I highly recommend it to any music nerds out there.
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