An orphan work on copyright
Made a major scanning and now I have important news for this blog’s Finnish readers: here’s a pdf-copy of T.M. Kivimäki’s seminal treatise on copyright. I have no idea who is the book’s current copyright holder. It was published in 1948 and has been out of print (and out from most libraries) for ages. However, I recommend everyone to take a look at the contents of the book. The main principles of copyright are clearly explained. Kivimäki himself thought that the essence of copyright is actually the inalienable personal side (”author’s rights”), not the economic components. A point worth thinking about when the so-called copyright industry keeps on claiming property-like ownership to human culture.
