Who Owns the News?

Can a free press survive in an era of free content? An “entertaining and well-written” examination of copyright law, its history, and its purpose ( New York Law Journal ).   You can’t copyright facts, but is news a category unto itself? Without legal protection for the “ownership” of news, what incentive does a news organization have to invest in producing quality journalism that serves the public good? Can a free press survive in the era of free content?   This book explores the