Infringement Nation

Written on the occasion of copyright's 300th anniversary, John Tehranian's Infringement Nation presents an engaging and accessible analysis of the history and evolution of copyright law and its profound impact on the lives of ordinary individuals in the twenty-first century. Organized around the trope of the individual in five different copyright-related contexts - as an infringer, transformer, pure user, creator and reformer- the book draws on a rich array of examples from both pop culture and high culture to chart the changing contours of our copyright regime, question some of our most basic assumptions about it, and assess its vitality in the digital age.