Arts, entertainment and the ideas and trends shaping American life.
A show you meant to finish disappears from your service. The reason is usually a contract, not a mistake. Here is how licensing windows, territories and buy-versus-rent rights shape what you can watch.
G, PG, PG-13, R and NC-17 are not laws. They come from a voluntary system run by the film industry. Here is who assigns them, how they have changed, and how TV and games differ.
Copyright begins the moment a work is created, lasts for decades and has limits that matter as much as the protection. Here is what it covers, how long it lasts and what fair use means.
A library card opens books, e-books, computers and classes at no charge to the user. Behind it is a mix of local taxes, state support and licenses with publishers. Here is how it fits together.
