Part I: The public interest in the copyright system. 1. Introduction -- 2. The underlying principles governing copyright legislation -- 3. Origins of copyright law in Europe. Part II: The concept of the public interest in the history of copyright: national examples. 4. United Kingdom -- 5. The United States of America -- 6. France -- 7. Germany. Part III: Copyright and public policy. 8. Introduction -- 9. The functions of copyright revisited -- 10. Limitations on copyright. Part IV. The future of copyright: obstacles and perspectives. 11. Introduction -- 12. The impact of digital technology on copyright -- 13. International protection: towards more harmonisation of copyright? -- 14. Conclusions
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Previous ed.: Weinheim ; New York : VCH, 1994
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