Artistic License
The Philosophical Problems of Copyright and Appropriation
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
One / Culture Clashes
Two / Ontology, Copyright, and Artistic Practice
Three / The Myth of Unoriginality
Four / Authorship, Power, and Responsibility
Five / Toward an Ontology of Authored Works
Six / The Rights of Authors
Seven / The Rights of Others
Eight / Appropriation and Transformation
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
One / Culture Clashes
Two / Ontology, Copyright, and Artistic Practice
Three / The Myth of Unoriginality
Four / Authorship, Power, and Responsibility
Five / Toward an Ontology of Authored Works
Six / The Rights of Authors
Seven / The Rights of Others
Eight / Appropriation and Transformation
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Review Quotes
ASAP Journal
"Moving between the complex and contested spheres of copyright law and aesthetic philosophy Hick weighs a number of questions sparked in part by the broad efflorescence of appropriation art in the later 1970s and ’80s and still of pressing concern to many contemporary artists, critics, and scholars. He at once endorses strong copyright protections and advocates for presumptive fair use by appropriation artists. . . . Artistic License makes a complex and interesting case for a unique understanding of intellectual property ownership and usage. The book’s project is ambitious and the arguments insightful."
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"Darren Hudson Hick is a rarity: a sophisticated philosopher of art who understands and cares about the law. His new book has a lot to teach philosophers about how the law both protects authors' rights and limits them, often to protect others who want to sample, quote, adapt, or appropriate existing works within their own. Philosophers of art who care about artistic practice can learn, not only from Hick's rich and varied examples, but also from his account of one of the great forces shaping that practice. Hick's account of copyright is sometimes descriptive, sometimes revisionary, and thus has something to teach lawyers as well."
Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
A short review cannot do full justice to the richness of Hick's work. The book's wealth of examples, the rigor of its argumentation and its familiarity with relevant law (from a wide variety of jurisdictions) all contribute to making it a model of its kind.
IP Law Book Review
Hick’s focus is on appropriation practices in the visual arts. . . . Copyright, Hick argues, often appeals to the natural rights of the creator to punish appropriation. But Hick makes the case, based on a theory of rights, for justified appropriation, a limit on the natural rights of the creator to support the expressive freedom of artists. . . . Engaging and stimulating to read, his ideas are seeds for hearty discussion.
Julie C. Van Camp, California State University, Long Beach
“Hick examines a range of key concepts central to intellectual property law, including authorship, works, originality, and infringement. The book is especially rich with detailed examples from the real art world, as well as numerous legal cases involving these works, well-informed with philosophical insights. It has enormous potential to address an area of growing interest among not only philosophers, but also legal theorists and the art world.”
Magazine Spirale
"The theoretical framework that this book offers remains decisive for thinking about the future of artistic appropriation practices in an increasingly digital world marked by the expression of identity differences." (translated from French)
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