The Nature of Copyright

This is the one book of the half dozen I've purchased to talk about the purpose of copyright. None of the art classes I took that taught copyright have ever approached copyright from this perspective and it puts unnecessary limits on aspiring artists to not address this one issue. It also discusses the challenges with determining whether or not your work infringes on someone's copyright and the reasons the courts are inconsistent with their rulings. It's a great book that works to protect the rights of artists who need access to inspiration.