Date of Completion
12-2009
Thesis Advisor(s)
Richard Langlois
Honors Major
Economics
Disciplines
Economics | Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law | Intellectual Property Law | Internet Law | Law
Abstract
As digital storage of intellectual goods such as literature and music has become widespread, the duplication and unlicensed distribution of these goods has become a frequent source of legal contention. When technology for production and replication of intellectual goods advanced, there were disputes concerning the rights to produce and duplicate these works. As new technologies have made copies of intellectual goods more accessible, legal institutions have largely moved to protect the rights of ownership of ideas through copyright laws. This paper will examine key changes in the technology that affect intellectual property, and the responses that legal institutions have made to these changes in technology.
Recommended Citation
Liftig, Kevin, "The Evolution of Copyright Law in the Arts" (2009). Honors Scholar Theses. 113.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/113