Description |
1 online resource (xi, 257 pages) : illustrations |
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data file |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Music, machines, and monopoly -- Collectors, con men, and the struggle for property rights -- Piracy and the rise of new media -- Counterculture, popular music, and the bootleg boom -- The criminalization of piracy -- Deadheads, hip hop, and the possibility of compromise -- The global war on piracy -- Conclusion: piracy as social media. |
Summary |
'Democracy of Sound' tells the story of the pirates, radicals, jazzbos, deadheads, and DJs who challenged the record industry for control of recorded sound throughout the 20th century. A political and cultural history, it shows how the primacy of 'intellectual property' gradually eclipsed an American political tradition that was suspicious of monopolies and favoured free competition. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Language |
English. |
Subject |
Copyright -- Music -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Copyright -- Music. |
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United States. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
Piracy (Copyright) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Piracy (Copyright) |
Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Cummings, Alex Sayf. Democracy of sound. New York : Oxford University Press, [2013] 9780199858224 (DLC) 2012041759 (OCoLC)812791760 |
ISBN |
9780199858231 (electronic book) |
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0199858233 (electronic book) |
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9780190254520 |
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0190254521 |
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9780199858224 |
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0199858225 |
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1299456898 |
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9781299456891 |
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