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Whose writing is this?

Mackenzie Owen, John (2003) Whose writing is this?. In Proceedings Authenticity and Copy: Handwriting in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Amsterdam (The Netherlands).

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Abstract

Digital media are quite unlike the 'mechanical' reproduction media that figure so often in the literature of cultural and media studies. Both the interaction between author and user through the digital medium, and a number of other intrinsic qualities of many digital media lead to novel interpretations of the concepts of "copy" and "authenticity" in the digital world. Digital media re-introduce some aspects of authenticity that were lost through the use of purely mechanical media. Digital media also lead to new conceptions of authenticity and power, related to shifts of control from author to reader and from publisher to author, and a shift from mechanical reproduction to digital re-production. the paper concludes that digital media rsult in a reduction of commonality and shared reading experiences, and a a re-definition of the concept of authenticity in terms of readership rather than authorship.

Keywords:Authenticity, reproduction, digital media, handwriting, authorship, editorial policies, copyright, ownership, reproduction rights, communication process.
Subjects:E. Publishing and legal issues. > EB. Printing, electronic publishing, broadcasting.
E. Publishing and legal issues. > ED. Intellectual property: author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft.
ID Code:1176
Deposited By:Mackenzie Owen, John
Deposited On:14 April 2004
Alternative Locations:http://cf.hum.uva.nl/bai/home/jmackenzie/pubs/Whose-writing-is-this(jmo).pdf
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