Non-conventional copyright : do new and atypical works deserve protection? / edited by Enrico Bonadio, Nicola Lucchi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Bonadio, Enrico, editor.

Lucchi, Nicola, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copyright.

Technology--Law and legislation.

Technology.

Biotechnology--Law and legislation.

Biotechnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (520 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., Inc., 2018.

Summary:

Copyright law constantly evolves to keep up with societal changes and technological advances. Contemporary forms of creativity can threaten the comfortable conceptions of copyright law as creative people continually find new ways of expressing themselves. In this context, Non-Conventional Copyright identifies possible new spaces for copyright protection. With current copyright law in mind, the contributions explore if the law should be more flexible as to whether new or unconventional forms of expression - including graffiti, tattoos, land art, conceptual art and bio art, engineered DNA, sport movements, jokes, magic tricks, DJ sets, 3D printing, works generated by artificial intelligence, perfume making, typefaces, or illegal and immoral works - deserve protection. Vitally, the contributors suggest that it may be time to challenge some of the basic tenets of copyright laws by embracing more flexible ways to identify protectable works and interpret the current requirements for protection. Additionally, some contributors cast doubts about whether copyright is the right instrument to address and regulate these forms of expression. Contemporary in topic, this thought-provoking book will be essential reading for intellectual property law scholars, practitioners and policymakers. Creative people and those involved in the creative industries will also find this book an engaging read.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction: Setting the scene for non-conventional copyright / Enrico Bonadio and Nicola Lucchi

Part 1 - Art

1. Copyright in the expanded field: on land art and other new mediums / Xiyin Tang

2. Copyright and conceptual art / Shane Burke

3. Copyright in bioart / Jani McCutcheon

4. Street art, graffiti and copyright / Enrico Bonadio

5. Copyright protection of tattoos / Yolanda King

6. Copyright in culinary presentations / Cathay Smith

Part II - Music and culture

7. Protecting traditional music under Copyright (and choosing not to enforce it) / Luke McDonagh

8. Music improvisation and copyright / Giuseppe Mazziotti

9. Original compilations of musical works: can DJ sets be protected by copyright? / Tom Iverson

10. Copyright protection for comedic material / Trevor Gates

11. Now you own it, now you don't-or do you?: copyright and related rights in magic productions and performances / Jay Dougherty

12. Copyright protection of sport moves / Péter Mezei

Part III - Industry and science

13. Copyright and typefaces / Arul George Scaria and Mathews George

14. The press publication right in the European Union: an overreaching proposal and the future of news online / Stavroula Karapapa

15. Law and Odor: elusive copyright and other IP protection for fragrances / Charles Cronin

16. SUbsistence of copyright over CAD files in 3D printing: the Canadian, the U.S. and European outlook / Teshager Dagne

17. Copyrightability of engineered DNA sequences / Nicola Lucchi

18. Artificial intelligence, computer generated works and copyright / Massimo Maggiore

Part IV - Illegality and immorality

19. Copyright protection of illegal works / Eldar Haber

20. Copyright and pornography / Enrico Bonadio and Nicola Lucchi

21. On how to deal with pandora's box - copyright in works of Nazi leaders / Marc Mimler

Economic epilogue

22. Non-conventional copyright: an economic perspective / Tim Dornis

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78643-407-5