Exclusive–Alfredo Ortiz: Looting the Future

Never has the standard copyright text at the beginning of a book done as much work as in Vicki Osterweil’s In Defense of Looting. “The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book without permission is a theft of the author’s intellectual property,” warns the book’s publisher. It also offers the helpful reminder, “The purpose of copyright is to encourage writers and artists to produce creative works that enrich our culture.”-- More...