Copyright law and the information society in Asia /

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...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Heath, Christopher, Liu, Kung-Chung, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Portland, OR : Hart, 2007
Series:IIC studies ; v. 26.
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Summary: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 I.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 276 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781847312945
1847312942
9781472563835
1472563832
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