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This book is a unique account of the way politics has shaped the information age in America. Reed E. Hundt, chairman from 1993 to 1997 of the Federal Communications Commission, the nation's chief regulatory agency for media and communications industries, tells of the battles for political advantage that lie behind the enormous creation of wealth and social changes that are generally called the "New Economy." The central theme of the narrative is the surprising passage and fascinating implementat...

As the publishing, film and music industries are dominated by Big Media conglomerates, there is often recourse to simplistic ideological and conspiratorial readings of industry dynamics. Copyright, Creativity, Big Media and Cultural Value: Incorporating the Author explains why copyright is much more than a creator's private property right or a mechanism through which corporations control cultural production and influence mass consumption choices. The volume is grounded in extensive, painstaking...

Dieser Band der "Bibliothek der Mediengestaltung" prasentiert in kompakter Form die wichtigsten Aspekte des Medienrechts, unter besonderer Berucksichtigung des Urheberrechts. Fur diese Bibliothek wurden die Themen des Kompendiums der Mediengestaltung neu strukturiert, vollstandig uberarbeitet und in ein handliches Format gebracht. Leitlinien waren hierbei die Anpassung an die Entwicklungen in der Werbe- und Medienbranche sowie die Berucksichtigung der aktuellen Rahmenplane und Studienordnungen s...

Dieser Band der "Bibliothek der Mediengestaltung" behandelt die wichtigsten Inhalte zum Medienworkflow sowie zur Kalkulation und zum Projektmanagement. Fur diese Bibliothek wurden die Themen des Kompendiums der Mediengestaltung neu strukturiert, vollstandig uberarbeitet und in ein handliches Format gebracht. Leitlinien waren hierbei die Anpassung an die Entwicklungen in der Werbe- und Medienbranche sowie die Berucksichtigung der aktuellen Rahmenplane und Studienordnungen sowie Prufungsanforderu...

With the decline of command economies in Eastern Europe, China and elsewhere, the systemic issue of the feasability of combining the market mechanism with some form of public or collective ownership or control over the distribution of surplus has assumed topical importance. The essays in this book aim at advancing the old debate on this issue to a new analytical stage: questions of incentive compatability, agency problems, depoliticization of economic decisions and those of justice and worker au...

Dieses Buch vermittelt einen UEberblick uber den Prozess der Patenterteilung und zeigt auf, dass Patente auf Erfindungen auch im Interesse der Wissenschaftler sind und dass ihnen eine zunehmend wichtigere Rolle in der Bewertung wissenschaftlicher Arbeit zukommt. Es wendet sich an alle, die auf dem Gebiet der Patente noch Wissenslucken haben und legt auf verstandliche Weise dar, dass sich Patente und wissenschaftliche Publikationen nicht ausschliessen mussen. Patente bieten die Chance auf eine we...

'A refreshing complement to more venerable textbooks. Indeed, being both reflective and accessible, it is arguably a better first resort for aspirant hacks' Times Higher Education Supplement 'It is written in a clear and user-friendly style, avoiding the legalistic language that can be a problem with so many law textbooks. Particularly well written are the case studies that Ursula Smartt explains in each chapter' - Writing Magazine Media Law for Journalists functions as both an introduction an...

Police Visibility presents empirically grounded research into how police officers experience and manage the information politics of surveillance and visibility generated by the introduction of body cameras into their daily routines and the increasingly common experience of being recorded by civilian bystanders. Newell elucidates how these activities intersect with privacy, free speech, and access to information law and argues that rather than being emancipatory systems of police oversight, body-...

Winner of the Alan Bray Memorial Book Prize presented by the GL/Q Caucus of the Modern Language Association Finalist for the 2015 LGBT Studies Award presented by the Lambda Literary Foundation Sexual Futures, Queer Gestures and Other Latina Longings proposes a theory of sexual politics that works in the interstices between radical queer desires and the urgency of transforming public policy, between utopian longings and everyday failures. Considering the ways in which bodily movement is assigned...

This classic guide for artists is completely revised and updated to provide an in-depth view of the legal issues facing the visual artist today and provides practical legal guidance for any visual artist involved with creative work. Among the many new topics covered in this comprehensive guide are: detailed coverage of the myriad developments in copyright (including online copyright registration procedures and use of art on the Internet); changes in laws protecting artists in artist-gallery rela...

This succinct overview explains conglomeration and regulation in the film and television industries, covering its history as well as the contemporary scene. Former producer William M. Kunz shows how the current structure of these industries has evolved and how this structure impacts the production and distribution of cultural products. Providing a critical view without taking a political stance, Kunz focuses on film and TV in order to give an in-depth portrait of these industries and their dynam...

The Internet’s rapid diffusion and digitization of economic activities have led to the emergence of a new breed of criminals. Economic, political, and social impacts impacts of these cyber-criminals’ activities have received considerable attention in recent years. Individuals, businesses, and governments rightfully worry about the security of their systems, networks, and IT infrastructures. Looking at the patterns of cybercrimes, it is apparent that many underlying assumptions about crimes are ?...

"If you're a professional photographer, you must own this book." --David Hume Kennerly, Pulitzer Prize winner, former White House photographer, University of Arizona presidential scholar The All-in-One Resource for Photographers at All Levels In The Law (in Plain English)(R) for Photographers, Leonard D. DuBoff and Sarah J. Tugman walk readers through the legal landscape of the photography business. In easy-to-understand terms and with plenty of examples, this comprehensive resource covers ever...

Angesichts globalisierungsinduzierter Entgrenzungen, des Endes alter Gewissheiten und transnationaler Migration ist ein UEberdenken des Programmauftrags von Auslandsrundfunk angezeigt: Unter den genannten Bedingungen ist ein rigide verstandener Auslandsbegriff unhaltbar. Die Territorialorientierung sollte durch eine Zielgruppenorientierung ersetzt werden. Nicht mehr nur das geographische Ausland, sondern auch die Zielgruppe "Auslander im Inland" ist fur den Programmauftrag der Deutschen Welle re...