Kurzbeschreibung

In englischer Sprache.


World Copyright Law is renowned for its incisive coverage of this complex and wide-ranging subject, providing you with a single reliable source to help reinforce or defend any action for copyright infringement.

This title gives you a complete overview of world copyright law in, focusing on the key subjects of current national interest. It offers in-depth analysis and commentary provided by a distinguished authority in the field, drawing on contributions from a cross-jurisdictional team of experts.

- Offers a comparative overview of the practice and legislation of copyright law and related rights across the world
- Makes an analytical comparison of the different levels of protection offered in more than 25 jurisdictions
- Includes commentary on the background, principles, and recent developments in national, regional, and international law
- Provides detailed explanations of protection issues and analysis of their application in national systems, conventions, treaties, and agreements
- Covers key copyright issues such as protection criteria, moral rights, economic rights, limitations, infringement, and remedies
- Compares the protection of beneficiaries for owners of related rights and owners of sui generis rights
- Sets out comparative summaries of international and regional standards of protection. Outlines the main provisions of relevant conventions, treaties, and agreements, including Berne (1886-1971), Rome (1961), TRIPS (1994), and WIPO (1996)
- Summarises the protection granted to different rights-holders including authors, performers, sound recording and film producers, publishers and broadcasters
- Discussion of the exercise of rights on the internet and the role of cross-border licensing, as well as wider technological protection
- Features a glossary of legal and technical copyright terms used across the world
- Provides extensive reference materials: international and regional instruments, reference lists of national laws, and key historic documents
- Features a chart summarising European copyright and related rights, distinguishing the provisions of EU law and EU directives

NEW FOR THIS EDITION
- Commentary on the standards of national, international and regional protection has been expanded
- New chapter on the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (2012) analyses the content of this multilateral treaty designed to regulate copyright and expand the rights of performers
- New chapter covers the Marrakesh Treaty (2013) and its provisions to facilitate exceptions for the creation of accessible versions of copyrighted works for the visually impaired
- Case law across multiple jurisdictions has been updated to reflect the most recent and significant decisions, including those at the Court of Justice of the European Union
- All conventions, treaties, agreements have been reviewed and updated.