Routledge - Piracy and Intellectual Property in Latin America

Explore a new perspective on intellectual property through the lens of Latin American social and economic realities. This volume from Routledge offers the first sustained effort to present an alternative framework for understanding piracy and the contemporary challenges facing global intellectual property discourses in the Americas. Instead of viewing piracy solely through the economic lens of theft or derivative reproduction, this book examines how copying practices serve as methods of reinvention. It looks at how these actions reflect deep-seated social networks and unique forms of creativity, authorship, and commerce. This text is essential for those looking to understand the complex relationship between law, culture, and the common good in a changing global landscape.