World Copyright Law provides a comprehensive guide to the whole field of national, international and regional copyright law, drawing together a huge range of material in one volume. It combines important reference materials with detailed discussion of the major features and trends in international copyright law. It enables the reader to compare easily the copyright protection in different parts of the world, understand current problems in the law, and assess the impact of modern technological developments in national, international and regional systems of protection. A complete overview of world copyright law in one convenient volume Sets out comparative summaries of international and regional standards of protection Offers expert commentary on the key conventions, treaties and agreements Refers to over 700 cases from more than 20 jurisdictions, with particular focus on cases of international interest Provides extensive reference materials: international and regional instruments, reference list of national laws and supplementary material, and key historic documents Examines recent developments associated with the internet, including peer-to-peer file sharing, social media and user generated content, piracy, orphan works and online libraries Includes a glossary of legal and technical copyright terms used around the world
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1687-1716) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. General overview 2. Basis of protection 3. Structure of protection 4. Terminology and interpretation 5. Beneficiaries of protection 6. Subject matter of protection 7. Protection of criteria 8. Moral rights 9. economic rights 10. Limitations and expectations 11. Term of protection 12. Exercise of rights 13. Infringement 14. Remedies, penalties and enforcement 15. Additional legislative features 16. National systems of protection 17. International conventions, treaties and agreements: summary 18. Berne Convention (1886-1971) 19. Universal copyright convention (1952-1971) 20. Rome convention (1961) 21. Phonograms convention (1971) 22. Trips agreement (1994) 23. WIPO copyright treaty (1996) 24. WIPO performances and phonograms (1996) 25. The Beijing treaty on audiovisual performances (2012) 26. WIPO treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print impaired (the "Marrakesh treaty") (2013) 27. Regional conventions, treaties and agreements: summary 28. European Union.