| Description |
xxix, 426 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in intellectual property rights |
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Cambridge studies in intellectual property rights.
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| Contents |
Introduction. Part I: Where We Are. 1. Copyright and freedom of expression -- 2. Fair dealing for the purposes of criticism, review and news reporting and related exceptions -- 3. The public interest defence -- 4. Exceptions applying to education, research and private study -- 5. The library and archive provisions and related exceptions. Part II: How We Got Here. 6. Markets and metaphors -- 7. Copyright in supranational fora -- 8. Copyright inthe domestic arena. Part III: Where We Go From Here. 9. The fair use panacea -- 10. A model for reform |
| Summary |
Copyright 'exceptions' or 'users' rights' have become a highly controversial aspect of copyright law. Most recently, member states of the European Union have been forced to amend their systems of exceptions so as to comply with the Information Society Directive. Taking the newly amended UK legislation as a case study, this book examines why copyright exceptions are necessary and the forces that have shaped the present legislative regime in the United Kingdom. It seeks to further our understanding of the exceptions by combining detailed doctrinal analysis with insights gained from a range of other sources. The principal argument of the book is that the United Kingdom's current system of 'permitted acts' is much too restrictive and hence is in urgent need of reform, and that paradoxically the Information Society Directive points the way towards a much more satisfactory approach |
| Analysis |
Patent, copyright & intellectual property law (England,Europe) |
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Communication industries |
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Law |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
European Parliament. Directive 2001/29/EC.
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Copyright -- European Union countries.
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Information superhighway -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries.
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Internet -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries.
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Copyright -- Great Britain.
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International and municipal law -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Coleman, Allison.
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| LC no. |
2004051103 |
| ISBN |
0521847265 cased |
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