Scafidi, Susan, 1968-

Who owns culture? appropriation and authenticity in American law / [electronic resource] : Susan Scafidi. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005. - xiv, 203 p. - Rutgers series on the public life of the arts . - Rutgers series on the public life of the arts. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-188) and index.

The commodification of culture -- Ownership of intagible property -- Cultural products as accidental property -- Categorizing cultural products -- Claiming community ownership via authenticity -- Family feuds -- Outsider appropriation -- Misappropriation and the destruction of value(s) -- Permissive appropriation -- Reverse appropriation of intellectual properties and celebrity personae -- Civic role of cultural products -- An emerging legal framework.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Intellectual property--United States.
Material culture--United States.
Folklore--United States.
Culture and law.
Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.


Electronic books.

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