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Global copyright : three hundred years since the Statute of Anne, from 1710 to cyberspace / edited by Lionel Bently, Uma Suthersanen, Paul Torremans.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Copyright, International--History.
- Copyright, International.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (536 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This innovative book celebrates the tri-centenary of modern copyright, which began with the enactment of the Statute of Anne by the British Parliament in 1709, and was soon followed by other copyright legislation abroad. The Statute of Anne is traditionally claimed to be the world's first copyright statute, and is thus viewed as the origin of a system of national laws that today exists in virtually all countries of the world. However, this book illustrates that while there is some truth in this claim, it is also important to treat it with caution. Written by leading experts from across the glo
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The Statute of Anne and its role in the world of copyright
- pt. 2. Digital libraries and online licensing
- pt. 3. The borderless era : international exhaustion, global administration and formalities.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-89004-2
- 9786612890048
- 1-84980-642-X
- OCLC:
- 669192455
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