Aaron Perzanowski and Jason Schultz
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780262035019
- eISBN:
- 9780262335959
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262035019.003.0003
- Subject:
- Information Science, Library Science
This chapter outlines three major transformations in how consumers acquire copyrighted content, and the gradual erosion of ownership rights that accompanied them. Historically, copyrighted works were ...
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This chapter outlines three major transformations in how consumers acquire copyrighted content, and the gradual erosion of ownership rights that accompanied them. Historically, copyrighted works were distributed through tangible copies. In the early 2000s, the first transformation took place through the rise of digital downloads. Second, remote cloud storage allowed consumers to access remote copies through high-speed data connections. The third major shift, to subscription streaming services, is now underway. With each step in this progression, consumers have sacrificed permanence and stability for lower prices and convenience. More importantly, copyright law has failed to keep up with the development of these new technologies. Copyright law has focused on the copy/work distinction to delineate the rights of copyright holders and consumers, but the traditional tangible copy is disappearing from the marketplace.Less
This chapter outlines three major transformations in how consumers acquire copyrighted content, and the gradual erosion of ownership rights that accompanied them. Historically, copyrighted works were distributed through tangible copies. In the early 2000s, the first transformation took place through the rise of digital downloads. Second, remote cloud storage allowed consumers to access remote copies through high-speed data connections. The third major shift, to subscription streaming services, is now underway. With each step in this progression, consumers have sacrificed permanence and stability for lower prices and convenience. More importantly, copyright law has failed to keep up with the development of these new technologies. Copyright law has focused on the copy/work distinction to delineate the rights of copyright holders and consumers, but the traditional tangible copy is disappearing from the marketplace.
Lea Shaver
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780300226003
- eISBN:
- 9780300249316
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300226003.003.0006
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
This chapter talks about how internet-capable technologies are rapidly becoming universal even in the developing world. The number of people using mobile phones and tablets to access the Internet ...
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This chapter talks about how internet-capable technologies are rapidly becoming universal even in the developing world. The number of people using mobile phones and tablets to access the Internet doubled between 2012 and 2017. The high rate of mobile access, even among the poor, opens tremendous new opportunities to address book hunger through digital distribution models. The chapter also discusses how digital technologies also make it easier to pay for publishing. Once a title is made available, a digital copy can be transported to a reader anywhere in the world for pennies on the dollar. It concludes that as the cost of technology continues to drop, the advantages of digital approaches become even more prominent. Sooner or later, as with every other sector, digital disruption is coming to charitable book publishing.Less
This chapter talks about how internet-capable technologies are rapidly becoming universal even in the developing world. The number of people using mobile phones and tablets to access the Internet doubled between 2012 and 2017. The high rate of mobile access, even among the poor, opens tremendous new opportunities to address book hunger through digital distribution models. The chapter also discusses how digital technologies also make it easier to pay for publishing. Once a title is made available, a digital copy can be transported to a reader anywhere in the world for pennies on the dollar. It concludes that as the cost of technology continues to drop, the advantages of digital approaches become even more prominent. Sooner or later, as with every other sector, digital disruption is coming to charitable book publishing.
