Art and Law

Art: imagination, expression, freedom, making.
Law: regulation, statute, restriction, limitation.

Between these two very distinct domains of human activity and social discourse there is a border of high tension: copyright. Under capitalism, artists have become producers, and lovers of art and music, cinema-goers and magazine-readers are transformed into cultural consumers` The economic value of art`is not negligible, and corporations are keen to exploit and enhance the profit and power invested in copyright.

This volume introduces us to a fierce debate, whose consequences will reach far in to the lives of ordinary citizens.