Copyright and Multimedia Products: A Comparative Analysis

ISBN-13: 9780521808194 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 336 str.

Irini A. Stamatoudi (University of Leicester)

Opis

Multimedia products have become highly successful. Yet they are often inadequately protected by existing national and international copyright schemes. This study is one of the first comprehensive, comparative analyses of multimedia works and copyright protection. Stamatoudi considers the nature of the multimedia work, and existing legislation, as well as collections and compilations, databases, audiovisual works and computer programs. Finally, she offers a model for a European legislative solution. Her work will interest academics and students, as well as lawyers and copyright policy makers.

Recenzje

'… this is an extremely impressive piece of research … a valuable contribution to the debate surrounding intellectual property protection of multimedia.' The European Intellectual Property Review

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Placing multimedia products within the scope of copyright; 2. The scope of multimedia works; 3. Traditional literary works; 4. Collections and compilations; 5. Databases; 6. Audiovisual works; 7. Computer programs; 8. Video games as a test case; 9. Multimedia products and existing categories of copyright works; 10. A regime of protection for multimedia products; 11. Conclusion; Postscript; Bibliography; Index.