'Through its thematic breadth, the book meticulously analyzes different aspects of copyright law and its developments. Despite the fact that the book is highly dependent on study about UK law, the book does a great job in unpacking how social and economic context are closely related to the history of artistic copyright in general. For the those interested in investigating what purposes copyright ultimately serves, Dr. Cooper's Art and Modern Copyright can be a great guidebook.' Sophie Chung, Center for Art Law
1. Introduction; 2. Art, copyright and 'authors', 1: 1850–62; 3. Art, copyright and 'authors', 2: 1862–11; 4. Art, copyright and collectors: the wrongs that artists commit; 5. Art, copyright and the face: a nineteenth-century publicity right; 6. Art, copyright and the public interest: galleries, printsellers and 'pirates'; 7. Drawing conclusions: images of art and images of copyright.