Richard Haynes
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748618804
- eISBN:
- 9780748670994
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748618804.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Media Studies
This critical study of intellectual property in the new media environment highlights the ways in which issues of intellectual property are driving the contemporary media economy, from disputes over ...
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This critical study of intellectual property in the new media environment highlights the ways in which issues of intellectual property are driving the contemporary media economy, from disputes over downloading music from the Internet to negotiations over David Beckham's image rights. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the book provides the reader with an understanding of how intellectual property laws shape and are shaped by the needs of the media industry. As the book demonstrates, the media industry exploits copyright and trademarks in new and seemingly boundless ways, whether it is the blockbuster movie Harry Potter or successful children's television programme Bob the Builder. The book focuses on: the underlying importance of intellectual property rights to the media industry, the impact of digitalisation on the protection of copyright, the response of the music industry to digital distribution and copyright piracy, the strategic decisions of broadcasters to acquire sports rights, the importance of tertiary rights and their role in the television marketplace, the emergence of celebrity image rights, and issues of copyright and the Internet.Less
This critical study of intellectual property in the new media environment highlights the ways in which issues of intellectual property are driving the contemporary media economy, from disputes over downloading music from the Internet to negotiations over David Beckham's image rights. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the book provides the reader with an understanding of how intellectual property laws shape and are shaped by the needs of the media industry. As the book demonstrates, the media industry exploits copyright and trademarks in new and seemingly boundless ways, whether it is the blockbuster movie Harry Potter or successful children's television programme Bob the Builder. The book focuses on: the underlying importance of intellectual property rights to the media industry, the impact of digitalisation on the protection of copyright, the response of the music industry to digital distribution and copyright piracy, the strategic decisions of broadcasters to acquire sports rights, the importance of tertiary rights and their role in the television marketplace, the emergence of celebrity image rights, and issues of copyright and the Internet.
Patricia M. Greenfield, Elisheva F. Gross, Kaveri Subrahmanyam, Lalita K. Suzuki, and Brendesha Tynes
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195312805
- eISBN:
- 9780199847730
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195312805.003.0013
- Subject:
- Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
Youth is a major predictor of use of new information and communication technologies (ICTs). This chapter attempts to give a detailed examination of the functions for which teenagers use the Internet. ...
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Youth is a major predictor of use of new information and communication technologies (ICTs). This chapter attempts to give a detailed examination of the functions for which teenagers use the Internet. It notes that interpersonal communication and downloading music dominate teens' time online. Almost all of teens' online communication is with other teens that they know from school and other local contexts, although online gaming and participation in chat rooms puts them in contact with strangers. By analysing the multiple conversational threads intertwined in an online chat room, the chapter provides a description of how teenagers use online conversation to cope with the perennial concerns of adolescent life, such as gender and racial identity, sexual development, and romantic partners.Less
Youth is a major predictor of use of new information and communication technologies (ICTs). This chapter attempts to give a detailed examination of the functions for which teenagers use the Internet. It notes that interpersonal communication and downloading music dominate teens' time online. Almost all of teens' online communication is with other teens that they know from school and other local contexts, although online gaming and participation in chat rooms puts them in contact with strangers. By analysing the multiple conversational threads intertwined in an online chat room, the chapter provides a description of how teenagers use online conversation to cope with the perennial concerns of adolescent life, such as gender and racial identity, sexual development, and romantic partners.
