Democracy of Sound
Download or Read eBook Democracy of Sound PDF written by Alex Sayf Cummings and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Alex Sayf Cummings |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190675110 |
ISBN-13 | : 019067511X |
Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Democracy of Sound by : Alex Sayf Cummings
Book excerpt: Democracy of Sound tells the story of the pirates, radicals, jazzbos, Deadheads, and DJs who challenged the record industry for control of recorded sound throughout the twentieth century. A political and cultural history, it shows how the primacy of "intellectual property" gradually eclipsed an American political tradition that was suspicious of monopolies and favored free competition.