Public rights : copyright's public domains / Graham Greenleaf, David Lindsay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenleaf, G. W. (Graham William), author.

Lindsay, David, author.

Series:

Cambridge intellectual property and information law.

Cambridge intellectual property and information law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fair use (Copyright).

Public lending rights (of authors).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (liii, 609 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Access to works in the public domain is an important source of human creativity and autonomy, whether in the arts, scientific research or online discourse. But what can users actually do with works without obtaining the permission of a copyright owner? Readers will be surprised to find how many different kinds of permitted usage exist around the world. This book offers a comprehensive international and comparative account of the copyright public domain. It identifies fifteen categories of public rights and gives a detailed legal explanation of each, showing how their implementation differs between jurisdictions. Through this analysis, the authors aim to restore balance to copyright policy debates, and to contribute to such debates by making practical law reform proposals. A major intervention in the field of intellectual property law and copyright, this book will appeal to lawyers, scholars and those involved in the administration of copyright law.

Contents:

Foreword / Sam Ricketson

The copyright public domain: a new approach

A definition of the copyright public domain

Categories of public rights

The global public domain: limits imposed by international law

The global public domain: exceptions and enforcement

National public domains: supports and constraints

Works outside copyright protection: part I

Works outside copyright protection: part II

Works where copyright has expired

Non-infringing uses of protected works

Copyright exceptions and limitations: comparative approaches

Copyright exceptions and limitations: categories

Compulsory licensing: variations

Compulsory licensing: subject areas

Voluntary licensing creating public rights

The de facto public domain: Internet-enabled public rights

Reform agendas for the copyright public domain

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Jun 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-108-57715-6

1-316-46021-5

1-108-66475-X