In this clip of Steal This Film 2, “Eisenstein describes the conditions of scarcity that characterized the book as artifact in the age of the scribe. Thereafter she describes the printed word’s role in the reformation, and how this served to transform the Catholic church’s view of print – towards which it had initially been positive – and sparked attempts to control its influence.”

See the video footage here: http://footage.stealthisfilm.com/video/4

See also this companion video by Siva Vaidhyanathan, via http://footage.stealthisfilm.com/video/12