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JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
Yours, Mine or Ours: Can We Fix Copyright Protection in the United States?
Author(s): Kevin P. Pauli, Tammy Y. Arthur
Citation: Kevin P. Pauli, Tammy Y. Arthur, (2012) "Yours, Mine or Ours: Can We Fix Copyright Protection in the United States?," Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Vol. 9, Iss. 6, pp. 72 - 80
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
This article examines the history of copyright law in the United States and its implications for intellectual
property. Copyright law is traced from the Statute of Anne through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Copyright protection originally provided a balance between encouragement and reward to stimulate
creation and the expansion of the shared pool of common knowledge. The rights and protections of
authors and creators have continually increased, generally to the benefit of multinational intermediaries
and the detriment of the common social good. Recommendations include return of control to authors,
shortening the term of copyright protection, and provide more direct reward.
