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

"In this book we examine copyright law primarily from the perspective of the users of works (in aggregate, 'the public'), rather than from the usual perspective of authors or copyright owners. The central question we ask is 'what can users do with works, without obtaining the per...

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Main Authors: Greenleaf, G. W. (Graham William) (Author), Lindsay, David, 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Series:Cambridge intellectual property and information law ; 45.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Table of International Instruments; Part I What is the Copyright Public Domain?; 1 The Copyright Public Domain
  • A New Approach; 2 A Definition of the Copyright Public Domain; 3 Categories of Public Rights; Part II Constraints and Supports, Global and National; 4 The Global Public Domain
  • Limits Imposed by International Law; 5 The Global Public Domain
  • Exceptions and Enforcement; 6 National Public Domains
  • Supports and Constraints
  • Part III Public Domains: Categories of Public Rights7 Works Outside Copyright Protection
  • Part I; 8 Works Outside Copyright Protection
  • Part II; 9 Works Where Copyright Has Expired; 10 Non-Infringing Uses of Protected Works; 11 Copyright Exceptions and Limitations
  • Comparative Approaches; 12 Copyright Exceptions and Limitations
  • Categories; 13 Compulsory Licensing
  • Variations; 14 Compulsory Licensing
  • Subject Areas; 15 Voluntary Licensing Creating Public Rights; 16 The De Facto Public Domain
  • Internet-Enabled Public Rights; Part IV Conclusions
  • 17 Reform Agendas for the Copyright Public DomainBibliography; Index