Copyright Law in the Digital Society : The Challenges of Multimedia.

Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Title verso -- Preface -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Table of Treaties and Conventions -- 1. Understanding Multimedia -- Introduction -- Technical View -- Legal View -- Conclusion -- 2. Justifications for Protecting Multimedia Works -- Introduction -- Economic Rationale -- Natural Law Rationale -- Conclusion -- 3. Subsistence of Copyright in Multimedia Works -- Introduction -- Authorship and Ownership -- Duration -- Conclusion -- 4. Scope of Protection for Multimedia Works -- Introduction -- Right to Copy -- Right to Make an Adaptation -- Right to Issue Copies to the Public -- Rental or Lending of the Work to the Public -- Performance, Showing or Playing of the Work in Public -- Right of Communication to the Public -- Sui Generis Database Right -- Hyperlinking and Framing -- Conclusion -- 5. Exceptions and Multimedia Works -- Introduction -- Computer Programs -- Copyright Databases -- Database Right Exceptions -- Fair Dealing and other Royalty-free Exceptions -- Conclusion -- 6. Reform Proposals -- Introduction -- Summary of Existing Protection for Multimedia Works -- Reforms to Existing Copyright Categories -- A New Copyright Category -- Abolishing the 'Closed List' Approach to Copyright Works -- A Sui Generis Regime for Multimedia Works -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book examines in detail the extent to which copyright law protects multimedia works in various countries and jurisdictions.

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