The internationalisation of copyright law : books, buccaneers and the black flag in the nineteenth century / Catherine Seville.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seville, Catherine, author.

Series:

Cambridge intellectual property and information law ; 8.

Cambridge intellectual property and information law ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copyright--History--19th century.

Copyright.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 354 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Technological developments have shaped copyright law's development, and now the prospect of endless, effortless digital copying poses a significant challenge to modern copyright law. Many complain that copyright protection has burgeoned wildly, far beyond its original boundaries. Some have questioned whether copyright can survive the digital age. From a historical perspective, however, many of these 'new' challenges are simply fresh presentations of familiar dilemmas. This book explores the history of international copyright law, and looks at how this history is relevant today. It focuses on international copyright during the nineteenth century, as it affected Europe, the British colonies (particularly Canada), America, and the UK. As we consider the reform of modern copyright law, nineteenth-century experiences offer highly relevant empirical evidence. Copyright law has proved itself robust and flexible over several centuries. If directed with vision, Seville argues, it can negotiate cyberspace.

Contents:

International copyright : four interconnected histories

Towards the Berne Union

Colonial challenges

The independence of America

Domestic problems

The colours of cyberspace.

Notes:

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Print version:

ISBN:

9780511495274

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