Taxes on Knowledge in America: Exactions on the Press from Colonial Times to the Present

Bezanson, Randall P.

ISBN 10: 0812232127 / ISBN 13: 9780812232127

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994

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Ex-library hardcover in very nice condition with the usual library markings and attachments. Except for library markings, interior clean and unmarked. Tight binding.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Taxes on Knowledge in America: Exactions on the Press from Colonial Times to the Present
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812232127
• ISBN 13: 9780812232127
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 22 ounces

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Synopsis

In Taxes on Knowledge in America, Randall P. Bezanson explores the extent to which the publication and distribution of current public information is effected by economic exactions. The book begins with a brief overview of the English history and experience with knowledge taxes, before turning to a discussion of knowledge taxes in America from colonial times to the present. In addition to covering traditional printed publications, Bezanson looks at recent developments in broadcast and cable telecommunications, devotes a chapter to the history of the postal system, and gleans insight from three benchmark Supreme Court decisions. Bezanson provocatively concludes that knowledge is common property and knowledge taxes should be measured by their impact on the diversity of ideas and availability of information throughout society.

About the Author

Randall P. Bezanson is the David H. Vernon Professor of Law at the University of Iowa.