Copyright's Highway: From Gutenberg to the Celestial Jukebox - Softcover

"Not merely does [this book] explain what copyright is and how it works, it also shows how copyright extends for beyond legal protection of writers' right to their work and how it will become a vital issue in the new world of the 'celestial jukebox'. Copyright is really about the shape of the world we live in. Is it a world of absolute individual rights that cannot be impinged upon by the common interest, or is it a world of communal domination to which the individual must submit?... A superb book."

"In this new edition, copyright expert Goldstein (Law, Stanford Univ.) retains the charm, insight, and broad appeal of his original work while updating the text by addressing the latest copyright issues of the electronic age."--Library Journal

-In this new edition, copyright expert Goldstein (Law, Stanford Univ.) retains the charm, insight, and broad appeal of his original work while updating the text by addressing the latest copyright issues of the electronic age.---Library Journal

Paul Goldstein is the Lillick Professor of Law at Stanford University and is widely recognized as one of the country's leading authorities on intellectual property law. He is the author of a four-volume treatise on U.S. copyright law and a one-volume treatise on international copyright law, as well as two widely adopted law school texts on intellectual property. He has testified before congressional committees dealing with intellectual property matters and has been an invited expert at international governmental meetings on copyright issues.