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Item Details
Title:
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COMIC ART, CREATIVITY AND THE LAW
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By: |
Marc H. Greenberg |
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Hardback |
List price:
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£84.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
1781954925 |
ISBN 13: |
9781781954928 |
Publisher: |
EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING LTD |
Pub. date: |
27 June, 2014 |
Series: |
Elgar Law and Entrepreneurship Series |
Pages: |
224 |
Description: |
The creation of works of comic art, including graphic novels, comic books, cartoons and comic strips, and political cartoons, is affected, and at times limited, by a diverse array of laws, ranging from copyright law to free speech laws. |
Synopsis: |
The characters and stories found in comic art play a dominant role in contemporary popular culture throughout the world. In this first-of-its-kind work, Comic Art, Creativity and the Law examines how law and legal doctrine shapes the creative process as applied to comic art. The book examines the impact of contract law, copyright law (including termination rights, parody and ownership of characters), tax law and obscenity law has on the creative process. It considers how these laws enhance and constrain the process of creating comic art by examining the effect their often inconsistent and incoherent application has had on the lives of creators, retailers and readers of comic art. It uniquely explains the disparate results in two key comic book parody cases, the Winter Brothers case and the Air Pirates case, offering an explanation for the seemingly inconsistent results in those cases. Finally, it offers a detailed discussion and analysis of the history and operation of the `work for hire' doctrine in copyright law and its effect on comic art creators.Designed for academics, practitioners, students and fans of comic art, the book offers proposals for changes in those laws that constrain the creative process, as well as a glimpse into the future of comic art and the law. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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