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Copyright perspectives : past, present and prospect
Title:
Copyright perspectives : past, present and prospect
Author:
Fitzgerald, Brian F., editor.
ISBN:
9783319159126
Physical Description:
xiv, 317 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
Foreword: The Future of Copyright / Address of Victor Hugo to the International Literary Congress, Paris 1878 / Limitless Information / Roman Law, Private Property and the Public Domain: Lessons for Copyright Policy / Country of Origin and Internet Publication: Applying the Berne Convention in the Digital Age / Islamic Perspective on the Theories of Intellectual Property / IP and Development: A Road Map for Developing Countries in the 21st Century / Evolution and Future Trends of Copyright Law in Nigeria / Copyright, Fair Use and the Australian Constitution / Crown Use: The Government as User of Copyright Material Owned by Other Persons / Open Content Licensing of Public Sector Information and the Risk of Tortious Liability for Australian Governments / Duty and Control in Intermediary Copyright Liability: An Australian Perspective / Time Shifting in a Networked Digital World: Optus TV and Copyright in the Cloud / Development of Copyright Offences in Australia / Afterword: Is Copyright Reform Impossible?
Abstract:
"This book provides international and domestic perspectives on the law of copyright and is led by a foreword on the future of copyright by Dr Francis Gurry, Director General of WIPO and a chapter on the lessons for copyright policy in classical Roman law, by Justice Arthur Emmett. The body of this collection covers current perspectives in the digital age, from the application of the Berne Convention, to time shifting and intermediary copyright liability, as well as perspectives from developing and developed countries covering laws, user rights, open access, government use of copyright material and the use of the criminal law to proscribe copyright infringement"--Back cover.
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