CounterpointStimulating debate with the British Council

This book seeks to answer the following questions: Why do people volunteer? How widely are the benefits spread across societies and between continents? Is it something the “Privileged” North” does to the “Struggling South” or are both now more diverse, with more mutual patterns of exchange emerging? Can they really make a difference? How do concepts like Volunteering and “Global Citizenship” play in other cultures?

Rosemary Bechler argues that we must look at the history of traditional copyright law in order to understand the current debates about ownership and availability.