Copyright Law and the Information Society in Asia

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-1-84113-654-7
Verlag: Hart Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 0 g

Reihe: Studies in Industrial Property and Copyright Law

The book takes a look at the six most important current topics arising from copyright law in the information society, and for each topic provides an in-depth introduction that compares the approaches taken in Europe and the US. Each topic is introduced by an expert, and the issues are then analysed in separate country reports representing nine Asian jurisdictions: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

The six topics are:

The Expansion of Copyright Law and its Social Justification: Introduction by Reto Hilty, Max Planck Institute, Munich
Internet Trade, Digital Works and Parallel Imports: Introduction by Christopher Heath, European Patent Office, Munich
The Collective Exercise of Copyrights: Introduction by Kung Chung Liu, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
The Law on Anti-Circumvention and Digital Rights Management: Introduction by Andy Sun, National Chenchi University, Taipei, Taiwan and Zhi Wei, Peking University, Beijing
Copyright Contracts, Public Policy and Antitrust: Introduction by Estelle Derclaye, Queen Mary University of London
Contributory and Vicarious Liability for Copyright Infringement: Introduction by Andy Sun, National Chenchi University, Taipei, Taiwan

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heath, Christopher

Liu, Kung-Chung

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Asien (inkl. Türkei und Naher Osten)
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationaler Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz, Medien-, IT- und Urheberrecht

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Heath is a member of the Appeals Board at the European Patent Office in Munich.
Kung Chung-Liu is Professor at the Academic Sinica in Taiwan.