Moral Rights, Creativity, and Copyright Law - The Death of the Transformative Author

This book argues that moral rights provisions in copyright law rest on a misunderstanding, or romanticization, of the role of the author.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Author-Work Bind 3. The Death of the Author and Contemporary Writing Practices 4. The History of Moral Rights 5. Examining the Benefits to a Right of Integrity 6. Curbing the Creative Commons 7. Conclusion: The Death of the Transformative Author

About the author

Sarah Hook is Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at Western Sydney University, Australia.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah (University of Sydney Hook, Hook Sarah
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032534633
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3253463-3
• No. of pages: 180
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; LAW / Intellectual Property / Copyright, Politics & government, Literary studies: general, Politics and government, Jurisprudence & general issues, Social Law, intellectual property law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Jurisprudence and general issues, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Authorship, Social law and Medical law