Research for essay: Copyright v Free Speech

For the essay assessment, I have been researching the interaction of copyright law and free speech. Following analysis of scholarly sources, I have developed the thesis which argues that copyright inhibits progress towards an enlightened culture by constructing a barrier to the spread of ideas. Links I have found informative on the topic thus far include:

Australian Copyright Council 2012, An Introduction to Copyright in Australia, viewed 19 September 2013 <http://www.copyright.org.au/admin/cms-acc1/_images/59740730752392bfe8f263.pdf>

Barron, A 2012, 'Kant, copyright and communicative freedom', Law and Philosophy, vol.31, no.1, pp.1-45, viewed 19 September 2012, via Springer database.

Lessig, L 2004,  Free Culture, viewed 19 September 2013 <http://www.free-culture.cc/freeculture.pdf> 

Mehar, S 2012, 'Megaupload: sailing in dangerous waters case of online piracy and access to free information', Law Technology, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 20-27, viewed 19 September 2013, via ProQuest database.

Rothman, J 2010, 'Liberating copyright: thinking beyond free speech', Cornell Law Review, vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 463-534, viewed 19 September 2013, via HeinOnline database.

Slane, A 2007, 'Democracy, social space and the internet', University of Toronto Law Journal, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 81-105, viewed 19 September 2012, via JSTOR database.


I look forward to sharing the final essay on Friday 20th September.

Ms. Virtue