The 1911 Copyright Act, often termed the ‘Imperial Copyright Act’, changed the jurisprudential landscape in respect of copyright law, not only in the United Kingdom but also within the then Empire. This book offers a bird’s eye perspective of why and how the first global copyright law launched a new order, often termed the ‘common law copyright system’. This carefully researched and reflective work draws upon some of the best scholarship from Australia, Canada, India, Israel, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and United Kingdom. The authors – academics and practitioners alike – situate the Imperial Copyright Act 1911 within their national laws, both historically and legally. In doing so, the book queries the extent to which the ethos and legacy of the 1911 Copyright Act remains within indigenous laws. A Shifting Empire offers a unique global, historical view of copyright development and will be a valuable resource for policy-makers, academic scholars and members of international copyright associations.
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Introduction: Albion’s Legacy? 1. The First Global Copyright Act 2. New Zealand and the Imperial Copyright Tradition 3. The Imperial Copyright Act 1911 in Australia 4. Mandatory Copyright: From Pre-Palestine to Israel, 1910–2007 5. The Imperial Copyright Act 1911 and the Indian Copyright Law 6. The Imperial Copyright Act 1911 in Singapore: Copyright Creatures Great and Small, This Act it Made Them All 7. Shades of Grey: Uncovering the Century Old Imperial Imprint on Jamaica’s Modern Copyright Act 8. The Imperial Copyright Act 1911’s Role in Shaping South African Copyright Law 9. No Copyright Law is an Island Index