Charles Dickens, Metallica, and MP3.
| Publisher | Music Trades Corp. |
| Publication | Music Trades |
| Subject | Arts and entertainment industries |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0027-4488 |
| Issues per Year | 12 |
| Volume | 148 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Published | 2001-09-01 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Person | n/a | Charles Dickens |
It's a safe bet that the words "Metallica" and "Charles Dickens" were never used in the same sentence before David Post came along. At a recent presentation, the Temple University associate professor drew parallels between the controversy over MP3 and the evolution of copyright law in the U.S. Post says that in the United States in the mid-19th century, copyright laws of other countries did not apply and, consequently, work by English writers such as Dickens was freely reproduced, distributed and shared. He argues that the author was as angry about copyright smuggling then as...
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