Copyright Future Copyright Freedom

<p>If copyright law does not liberate us from restrictions on the dissemination of knowledge if it does not encourage expressive freedom what is its purpose?</p><p>This volume offers the thinking and suggestions of some of the finest minds grappling with the future of copyright regulation. The Copyright Future Copyright Freedom conference held in 2009 at Old Parliament House Canberra brought together Lawrence Lessig Julie Cohen Leslie Zines Adrian Sterling Sam Ricketson Graham Greenleaf Anne Fitzgerald Susy Frankel John Gilchrist Michael Kirby and others to share the rich fruits of their experience and analysis. Zines Sterling and Gilchrist outline their roles in the genesis and early growth of Australian copyright legislation enriching the knowledge of anyone asking urgent questions about the future of information regulation.</p>