International Copyright: Principles, Law, and Practice

✍ Scribed by Paul Goldstein

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 641
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book surveys and analyzes the principal legal doctrines affecting copyright practice around the world, in both transactional and litigation settings. It provides a step-by-step methodology for advising clients involved in exploiting creative works in or from foreign countries. Written by one of the most distinguished scholars of copyright both in the United States and abroad, this volume is a unique synthesis of copyright law and practice, taking into account the Berne Convention, the TRIPs Agreement, and the advent of the Internet. National copyright rules on protectible subject matter, ownership, term, and rights are covered in detail and compared from country to country, as are topics on moral rights and neighboring rights. Separate sections cover such important topics as territoriality, national treatment and choice of law, as well as the treaty and trade arrangements that underlie substantive copyright norms. International Copyright is an indispensable reference work for professionals involved with international intellectual property transactions or litigation. It is essential reading for scholars and for intellectual property practitioners worldwide, yet also uniquely accessible for an American readership.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 12
Abbreviations......Page 20
PART ONE: PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT......Page 24
§1. The Legal Traditions......Page 26
§1.1. The Copyright Tradition......Page 28
§1.2. The Traditions of Author’s Right and Neighboring Rights......Page 31
§2. The Norms of International Copyright......Page 36
§2.1. Copyright Treaties......Page 37
§2.2. Neighboring Rights Treaties......Page 59
§2.3. Trade Arrangements......Page 70
§3. Territoriality, National Treatment, and Choice of Law......Page 84
§3.1. The Territoriality Principle......Page 86
§3.2. National Treatment......Page 95
§3.3. Choice of Forum and Choice of Law......Page 112
PART TWO: PROTECTION OF FOREIGN WORKS UNDER DOMESTIC LAW......Page 144
§4. Protectibility of Foreign Works......Page 146
§4.1. Protectibility of U.S. Works in Other Countries......Page 147
§4.2. Protectibility of Foreign Works in the United States......Page 170
§5.1. Subject Matter......Page 180
§5.2. Ownership......Page 226
§5.3. Term......Page 253
§5.4. Rights......Page 269
§5.5. Exemptions, Statutory Licenses, and Other Limitations on Exclusive Rights......Page 315
§5.6. Remedies......Page 343
Appendix......Page 352
A1. International Copyright Relations of the United States......Page 354
A2. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works [Paris Text, 1971]......Page 364
A3. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works [Brussels Text, 1948]......Page 391
A4. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works [Rome Text, 1928]......Page 403
A5. Parties to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works......Page 412
A6. Universal Copyright Convention [Paris Text, 1971]......Page 418
A7. Universal Copyright Convention [Geneva Text, 1952]......Page 433
A8. Parties to the Universal Copyright Convention (1952), Revised at Paris (1971)......Page 443
A9. WIPO Copyright Treaty [with Agreed Statements Concerning the WIPO Copyright Treaty]......Page 446
A10. Parties to the WIPO Copyright Treaty [Geneva, 1996]......Page 455
A11. WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty [with Agreed Statements Concerning the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty]......Page 456
A12. Parties to the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty [Geneva, 1996]......Page 468
A13. International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations [Rome Convention]......Page 469
A14. Parties to the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations [Rome Convention, 1961]......Page 478
A15. Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms of October 29, 1971 [Geneva Phonograms Convention]......Page 480
A16. Parties to the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms [Geneva Phonograms Convention, 1971]......Page 484
A17. Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite [Brussels Satellite Convention]......Page 485
A18. Parties to the Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite [Brussels Satellite Convention, 1974]......Page 489
A19. Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works [and Regulations]......Page 490
A20. Parties to the Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works [Film Register Treaty, Geneva, 1989]......Page 504
A21. Buenos Aires Convention......Page 505
A22. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Including Trade in Counterfeit Goods......Page 508
A23. Membership of the World Trade Organization......Page 539
A24. North American Free Trade Agreement, Intellectual Property Provisions......Page 541
A25. E.C. Directive on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs......Page 561
A26. E.C. Directive on Rental Right and Lending Right and on Certain Rights Related to Copyright in the Field of Intellectual Property......Page 568
A27. E.C. Directive on the Coordination of Certain Rules Concerning Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright Applicable to Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Retransmission......Page 576
A28. E.C. Directive Harmonizing the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights......Page 587
A29. E.C. Directive on the Legal Protection of Databases......Page 594
A30. Directive on the Legal Protection of Designs......Page 606
Table of Cases......Page 616
A......Page 620
B......Page 621
C......Page 622
D......Page 626
E......Page 627
F......Page 628
G......Page 629
I......Page 630
M......Page 631
N......Page 632
P......Page 633
R......Page 636
S......Page 637
T......Page 638
U......Page 640
W......Page 641