@article{26745,
      recid = {26745},
      author = {Tang, Guan H.},
      title = {Copyright and the public interest in China},
      pages = {304 pages ;},
      abstract = {Guan Hong Tang expertly highlights how the  multidimensional concept of public interest has influenced  the development and limitations of Chinese copyright.   Since 1990 China has awarded copyright – individual rights  – but also provides for public, non-criminal enforcement.  The author reveals that pressures of development,  globalisation and participation in a world economy have  hastened the loss of public interest from copyright.  However, for a socialist country, placing the common ahead  of the individual interest, the public interest also  constitutes a phenomenological tool with which to limit  copyright. The author also discusses how the rise of the  Internet, which has had a major social and economic impact  on China, raises problems for Chinese copyright law.  Comparing Chinese copyright law with the USA and the UK,  topical issues are presented in this unique book including  those arising within education, library and archives  sectors.  This insightful book will strongly appeal to  students and researchers in IP law, comparative law,  Chinese studies, international commerce and information  science. It will also prove invaluable for lawyers and  consultants with expertise in IP and China.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/26745},
}