... the last ten years. None of that work has been done alone. As a result, the list of people to whom I am indebted makes Oscar night acknowledgments lo... ...erstein stood out. Jordi showed a dogged ability to track down obscure 1950s songs that was almost scary. Addi- tional thanks go to Jennifer Ma, Tolu ... ...out the excesses of intel- lectual property. Some of them are even true. The list goes on and on. (By the end of this book, I hope to have convinced y... ...that the final arbiter of cul- ture should be the people who watch, read, and listen to it, and who remake it every day. And even if you are dubious ab... ...s of Norse myths—will be decentral- ized to the people who actually read, or listen to, or watch the stuff. This is our cultural policy and it is driv... ..., musicians, and writers can take their unique visions, histories, poems, or songs to the world— and make a living doing so if their work finds favor. ... ...g differences be- tween the three fields I have described. Should we not just list the specific rights about which we are speaking—copyright, patent, or... ... culture. No one is reprinting the books, screening the films, or playing the songs. No one is allowed to. In fact, we may not even know who holds the ... ...hen comes the Internet. Right now, you can search for those books or films or songs and have the location of the work instantly displayed, as well as a...