What the Internet's free culture has cost us in art

Name: What the Internet's free culture has cost us in art
Uploaded: 2015-09-03T01:06:35Z
Duration: P231S
Description: In the burgeoning days of the Internet, everything was free, says author Joshua Cohen. Or at least it felt free. And then he started writing for himself, learning the pride of making something and receiving the spark of recognition. In this NewsHour essay, he offers a reflection on the value of intellectual property and the evil of piracy

Clip: 09/02/2015 | 3m 51s

In the burgeoning days of the Internet, everything was free, says author Joshua Cohen. Or at least it felt free. And then he started writing for himself, learning the pride of making something and receiving the spark of recognition. In this NewsHour essay, he offers a reflection on the value of intellectual property and the evil of piracy

Aired: 09/02/15

Rating: NR

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