Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : a hitchhiker's guide to the information ecosystem -- Are publishers really like prairies? : copyright systems as complex adaptive systems -- A philosopher and a lobbyist walk into a bar : the theory and reality of copyright lawmaking -- Systems analysis for the copyright ecosystem -- Chaos, creativity, and copyright -- Complexifying copyright law : a possible future for copyright lawmaking.

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