Law, Art and the Commons

Synopsis

The concept of the cultural commons has become increasingly important for legal studies. Within this field, however, it is a contested concept: at once presented as a sphere for creativity, democratic access and freedom of speech, but one that denies property rights and misappropriates the public domain. In this book, Merima Bruncevic takes up the cultural commons not merely as an abstract notion, but in its connection to physical spaces such as museums and libraries. A legal cultural commons can, she argues, be envisioned as a lawscape that can quite literally be entered and engaged with. Focusing largely on art in the context of the copyright regime, but also addressing a number of cultural heritage issues, the book draws on the work of Deleuze and Guattari in order to examine the realm of the commons as a potential space for overcoming the dichotomy between the owner and the consumer of culture. Challenging this dichotomy, it is the productive and creative potential of law itself that is elicited through the book’s approach to the commons as the empirical basis for a new legal framework, which is able to accommodate a multitude of interests and values.

Copyright:

2018

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

237 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781315521398

Related ISBNs:

9781138697546, 9780367232498, 9781315521411

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/17/23

Copyrighted By:

Merima Bruncevic

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Business and Finance, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.