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Copyright law and the information society in Asia

Christopher Heath and Kung-Chung Liu (editors)

(IIC studies : studies in industrial property and copyright law, v. 26)

Hart Publishing, 2007

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"A joint project by the Max Planck Institute, Munich, the Academia Sinica, Taipei & the IP Academy Singapore."

"Published by the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law, Munich"--P. facing t.p

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Description

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

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - The Expansion of Copyright Law and its Social Justification Reto M. Hilty Chapter 2 - Internet Trade, Digital Works and Parallel Imports Christopher Heath Chapter 3 - The Collective Exercise of Copyrights Kung Chung Liu Chapter 4 - The Law on Anti-Circumvention and Digital Rights Management Chapter 5 - Copyright Contracts, Public Policy and Antitrust Estelle Derclaye Chapter 6 - Contributory and Vicarious Liability for Copyright Infringement Andy Y. Sun Chapter 7 - Looking Forward: Contemporary Trends of the Copyright Economics Research in the Digital Era Wayne Fu

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