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The Secret Life of Copyright Intellectual Property and Inequality in the Age of AI

By John Tehranian
Cambridge University Press September 2025

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ISBN-13
9781009347013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
September 2025
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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In The Secret Life of Copyright, copyright law meets Black Lives Matter and #MeToo as the book examines how copyright law unexpectedly perpetuates inequalities along racial, gender, and socioeconomic lines while undermining progress in the arts. Drawing on numerous case studies, the book argues that, despite their purported neutrality, key doctrines governing copyrights-such as authorship, derivative rights, fair use, and immunity from First Amendment scrutiny-systematically disadvantage individuals from traditionally marginalized communities. The work advocates for a more robust copyright system that better addresses egalitarian concerns and serves the interests of creativity. Given that laws regulating the use of creative content increasingly mediate participation and privilege in the digital world, The Secret Life of Copyright provides a template for a more just and equitable copyright system.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Captured: How Copyright's Authorship Doctrine Empowers the White Male Gaze
2. Tick Tick . . . Boom!: How Copyright's Law of Collaboration and Crediting Privileges Might Over Right
3. Controlling the Narrative: How Copyright's Derivative Rights Doctrine Creates Sacred Texts
4. ©ensored: How Copyright's First Amendment Exemption Enables the Powerful to Silence the Powerless
Conclusion
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