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New Directions In Copyright Law, Volume 1

Edited by Fiona Macmillan, School of Law, Birkbeck, University of London, UK
2005 264 pp Hardback 978 1 84542 260 8 $130.00 on-line discount $117.00

‘Copyright is increasingly broad in scope and the range of perspectives that can be applied to study it is equally wide – not just IP law but legal philosophy, economics, cultural studies, ethnography, legal history and political science are all potentially relevant approaches to dissecting the copyright octopus. This book includes examples of all these approaches. It makes fascinating reading. It is also a valuable contribution to the current debate about the future development of copyright law.’
– Simon Stokes, European Intellectual Property Review

As one of the most flexible of the intellectual property rights, copyright law is under constant pressure to adapt and expand in the face of new and sometimes unforeseen challenges and developments. This book is the first in an important new six volume series whose aim is to consider the purpose, role, function and future of the copyright system. The book, and indeed the series, comprises thoughtful, critical and often challenging contributions from an international, multidisciplinary network of scholars. It brings together perspectives on copyright from law, politics, economics, cultural studies and social theory in an effort to forge a truly coherent and meaningful agenda for the future of copyright.

Contents: Preface Part I: Theoretical Framework of Copyright Law 1. Creative Improper Property: Copyright and the Non-Western World 2. The Moral Preference for DRM Ordered Markets in the Digitally Networked Environment 3. Can we Afford to Think About Copyright in a Global Marketplace? 4. Justifications for Copyright: The Evolution of Le Droit Moral Part II: Globalisation, Convergence and Divergence 5. From Pax Americana to Lex Americana: American Legal and Cultural Hegemony 6. Convergence of Intellectual Property Rights and the Establishment of ‘Hybrid’ Protection under TRIPS 7. The Social and Economic Effects of Copyright in the Music Industry: Contribution to the Convergence versus Divergence Debate 8. Freelance Authors for Free: Globalisation of Publishing, Convergence of Copyright Contracts and Divergence of Judicial Reasoning 9. The Regulation of Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Networks: Legal Convergence v. Perception Divergence Index Contributors: B. Andersen, K. Bowrey, J. Cahir, G. D’Agostino, R. Kozul-Wright, F. Macmillan, H. Porsdam, K. Sideri, J. Smiers, S. Teilmann, G. Westkamp


Published in Association with the AHRC Research Council to Consider New Directions in Copyright Law
This book is part of the New Directions in Copyright Law series. To view the rest of the series, please use the link.

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