Bellido / Bowrey Adventures in Childhood: Volume 60

Intellectual Property, Imagination and the Business of Play
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-108-65874-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten

Reihe: Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law

Adventures in Childhood connects modern intellectual property law and practice with a history of consumption. Structured in a loosely chronological order, the book begins with the creation of a children's literature market, a Christmas market, and moves through character merchandising, syndicated newspaper strips, film, television, and cross-industry relations, finishing in the 1970s, by which time professional identities and legal practices had stabilized. By focusing on the rise of child-targeted commercial activities, the book is able to reflect on how and why intellectual property rights became a defining feature of 20th century culture. Chapters trace the commercial empires that grew around Alice in Wonderland, Peter Rabbit, Meccano, Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse, Peter Pan, Eagle Magazine, Davy Crockett, Mr Men, Dr Who, The Magic Roundabout and The Wombles to show how modern intellectual property merchandising was plagued with legal and moral questions that exposed the tension between exploitation and innocence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bellido, Jose

Bowrey, Kathy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Rechtswissenschaften Wirtschaftsrecht Medienrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Wirtschaftsrecht Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz allg., Marken- und Kennzeichenrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Sozialrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Commercialisation and the Innocent Child; 2. Books, Toy Books and the Artfulness of Consumption; 3. Instructions for a Successful Boy; 4. Animated Properties; 5. Licensing Gone Wrong; 6. The Rise of Merchandising Agencies; 7. Troubles at the British Broadcasting Corporation; 8. Conclusion: Unsuitable for Children.

Über Autor(innen)

Bellido, Jose
Jose Bellido teaches law at the University of Kent (UK). He is particularly interested in the history of intellectual property law and has additional research interests in legal theory, evidence and legal history. His most recent book project as editor and contributor is Landmark Cases in Intellectual Property Law (Hart Publishing, 2017).

Bowrey, Kathy
Kathy Bowrey is a legal and cultural historian interested in how cultural commodification operates on a global scale. Her most recent works include Copyright, Creativity, Big Media and Cultural Value: Incorporating the Author, (Routledge, 2021). She is a Co-Director of the International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property.