Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-226) and index.
Contents
From chattel to intellectual property : legal foundations of African American cultural critique -- Critical race theory, signifyin', and cultural ownership -- Defining hip-hop aesthetics -- Claiming ownership in the post--civil rights era -- "Fair use" and the circulation of racialized texts -- "Transformative uses" : parody and memory -- From invisibility to erasure? The consequences of hip-hop aesthetics.