Download or read book Computers and Creativity, Revised Edition written by Robert Plotkin and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computers and Creativity, Revised Edition explores the many ways people use computers to create software, invent new machines, and express themselves through words, music, graphic art, and multimedia. This updated, full-color resource also explains how computers enable people to collaborate over space and time on a scale never before possible without the use of professional intermediaries. Additionally, it examines the ways in which computer-enabled creativity causes us to rethink copyright and patent law, providing legal protection for the creative works of both artists and inventors. Chapters include: Writing: Farewell to Pen and Paper Music: Personal Computer as Piano Video: Recording, Editing, and Creating Special Effects Programming: How Software Is Created Inventing: Using Computers to Drive Innovation Collaboration: Bringing People Together Over the Internet Disintermediation: Cutting Out the Middleman Intellectual Property: Protecting Creativity in the Digital World.