What If We Could Reimagine Copyright?

What if we could start with a blank slate, and write ourselves a brand new copyright system? What if we could design a law, from scratch, unconstrained by existing treaty obligations, business models and questions of political feasibility? Would we opt for radical overhaul, or would we keep our curr...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Giblin, Kimberlee Weatherall
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Published: ANU Press 2017
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