Copyright Consciousness

“Copyright Consciousness is detailed in every aspect, thoughtful, well-written, and fascinating with an entirely new and pathbreaking approach to its subject. I would recommend it to everyone who wants to understand Turkey’s complex and contradictory musical world.”–Martin Greve, author of Makamsız: Individualization of Traditional Music on the Eve of Kemalist Turkey“Fossum demonstrates how the everyday life of copyright is a lens through which to understand the importance of creativity to human welfare and national identity. This is a story about Turkey, but its account of music-making communities (and their listeners) as productive of culture and justice resonates beyond national borders.”–Jessica Silbey, author of Against Progress: Intellectual Property and Fundamental Values in the Internet Age

DAVE FOSSUM is an assistant professor in the School of Music, Dance, and Theatre at Arizona State University. His writing has been published in Ethnomusicology, Asian Music, and Ethnomusicology Forum.