Unacceptable costs : the consequences of making knowledge property in a global society.

May, Christopher (2002) Unacceptable costs : the consequences of making knowledge property in a global society. Global Society, 16 (2). pp. 123-144. ISSN 1360-0826

Abstract

If we think of an author as having a natural right to profit from his work, then we will think of the copier as some sort of thief; whereas if we think of the author as beneficiary of a statutory monopoly, it may be easier to see the copier as an embodiment of free enterprise values.