This research investigates the transformation of copyright law for the digital age, particularly the development of technical copy protection strategies and their implications for authorship, technology, and cultural expression.

In the sense that copyright regulates who speaks, under what conditions, and what they say to whom, the shape of copyright law is a crucial question for communication and the circulation of knowledge. To the extent that the balance struck by copyright is being dramatically overhauled using digital technology, investigating such changes is vital to understanding the terms upon which information and knowledge will circulate, technology will be governed and innovated, and culture will be produced in the digital age.

The research was published in the form of a book in June 2007, by MIT Press.

This work will be useful leverage in policy discussions around copyright and technology, as well as informing the general public about debates cloaked in legal jargon and technical complexity. Several public talks, including one here on campus, were timed to coincide with the book`s publication.

Information Technology and Digital Society