Author John Lanchester has a long essay in British daily The Guardian on the historical connections between the start of copyright law with the advent of the printed book, and it’s inevitable evolution in this digital age. The way he sees it, copyright law was invented because of books, and it will change because of (e)books. (Via Notional Slurry.)

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