Big Copyright Versus the People

"When the idea of copyright was enshrined in the Constitution it was intended to induce citizens to create. Today, however, copyright has morphed into a system that offers the bulk of its protection to a select number of major corporate content providers (or big copyright), which has turned us from a country of creators into one of consumers who spend, on average, ten hours each day on entertainment. [The author] examines our culture of overconsumption and shows not only how it leads to addiction, but also how it is unraveling important threads - of family, friendship, and community - in our society."--