The Making Available Right


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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Arial} The right of copyright owners to make their content available to the public is crucial in an environment driven by access. The Making Available Right provides in-depth analysis of this exclusive right and offers insights on how we can approach the right in a more transparent and principled manner. This thought-provoking book brings together detailed analysis of the law and a broader consideration of copyright’s fundamental aims, and will be of interest to judges, practitioners and scholars concerned about how copyright deals with access going forward.




International Copyright


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International Copyright is an indispensable reference work for professionals involved with international intellectual property transactions or litigation. It is essential reading for scholars and for intellectual property practitioners worldwide. This edition provides new sections on contributory liability of intermediaries and on collective rights management.







WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) (1996)


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Consists of the text of the WIPO Copyright Treaty (1996), and the relevant provisions of the Berne Convention (1971).




United States Code


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WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) (1996)


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Consists of the text of the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (1996), and the relevant provisions of the Berne Convention (1971) and of the Rome Convention (1961).




International Study on the Impact of Copyright Law on Digital Preservation


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"This study focuses on the copyright and related laws of Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States and the impact of those laws on digital preservation of copyrighted works. It also addresses proposals for legislative reform and efforts to develop non-legislative solutions to the challenges that copyright law presents for digital preservation"--P. i.




Intellectual Property Rights and International Trade


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Introduction -- Intellectual property rights basics -- Global intellectual property holdings -- Contribution of intellectual property to U.S. economy -- The organized structure of IPR protection -- U.S. trade law -- Issues for Congress.




Copyright, Limitations, and the Three-step Test


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The book includes: viable restatements of the rationales of copyright protection for the emerging IP environment; new insights into the relationship between copyright protection and copyright limitations; in-depth explanation of the structure and functioning of the three-step test; detailed interpretations of each criterion of the test; discussion of the two WTO panelreports dealing with the test; a proposal for the further improvement of the copyright system and the international rules governing copyright law; detailed information about international conference material concerning the test; and discussion of potential future trends in copyright law. The author provides many examples that demonstrate the test's impact on different types of limitations, such as private use privileges and the U.S. fair use doctrine. He explains the test's role in the European Copyright Directive.