@article{27818,
      recid = {27818},
      author = {Derclaye, Estelle. and T. Aplin,},
      title = {Copyright and Cultural Heritage : Preservation and Access  to Works in a Digital World.},
      pages = {264 pages},
      abstract = {Thanks to digitisation and the Internet, preservation of  and access to our cultural heritage – which consists of  works protected by copyright and works in the public domain  – have never been easier. This essential book examines the  twin issues of the preservation of, and access to, cultural  heritage and the problems copyright law creates and the  solutions it can at the same time provide. The expert  contributors explore the extent to which current copyright  laws from Europe and beyond prevent or help the  constitution of a centralized online repository of our  cultural heritage. Provided legal reform is achieved and  the additional financial and organisational hurdles are  overcome, this work argues that it should be possible to  fulfill the dream of an online Alexandrian library.   Copyright and Cultural Heritage will appeal strongly to  both academics and practitioners of intellectual property  as well as to policymakers – as it proposes modifications  to copyright law in the UK and beyond. This book will also  provoke thought amongst associated and interested parties  from industry and those using, managing or distributing  content.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/27818},
}