The making available right : realizing the potential of copyright's dissemination function in the digital age / Cheryl Foong, Curtin Law School, Australia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foong, Cheryl, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar law, technology and society.

Elgar law, technology and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copyright, International.

Copyright.

Fair use (Copyright).

Electronic publishing--Law and legislation.

Electronic publishing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 306 pages).

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

"The right of copyright owners to make their content available to the public is crucial in an environment driven by access. The Making Available Right provides in-depth analysis of this exclusive right and offers insights on how we can approach the right in a more transparent and principled manner. Cheryl Foong articulates a conceptual framework for understanding this right in a dynamic communications environment, critically examines the similarities and differences in its implementation across the United States, the European Union and Australia, and draws out underlying themes that serve as lessons for reform. The author builds an analytical framework for the making available right that addresses copyright's underappreciated dissemination function - i.e. encouraging the dissemination of content to the public - in conjunction with its authorship function. This thought-provoking book brings together detailed analysis of the law and a broader consideration of copyright's fundamental aims, and will be of interest to judges, practitioners and scholars concerned about how copyright deals with access going forward"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Acknowledgements

Part I: - Theoretical and contextual framework

1. Introduction: Establishing copyright principles for an access world

2. Copyright's history, theory and context

Part II: - International, regional and national development

3. The internet treaties: introducing the making available right

4. National and regional implementation: US, EU and Australia

Part III: - Underlying problems and lessons for reform

5. Interpreting "the public": a focus on copyright owners' perspectives

6. Interpreting the "act": superficial analysis of a crucial element

Part IV: - Solutions and future pathways

7. Conceptual framework for the future

8. Conclusion: Towards principled and transparent decision-making

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-78897-818-8