Factual information, such as stock market data, weather reports, topographical data and business news, is rapidly becoming a very valuable commodity. And wherever business is booming, piracy is looming. Can copyright law provide adequate protection? Is there a conflict between a copyright in works of fact and the freedom of expression? Protecting Works of Fact is about these and other dilemma's of information law. The book contains a collection of articles written by legal scholars and practitioners. Most articles were originally presented at the Copyright in Information' conference of...

This book is a general introduction to information law and gives a clear picture of the various topics involved, such as: telecommunications and broadcasting, advertising and product placement, privacy, rights to government controlled information, exclusive rights in information and information technology, etc. The contents of this publication is based on papers delivered at a conference held in Amsterdam, June 1991 by the Institute for Information Law of the Amsterdam University. INFORMATION LAW SERIES 2

Nobody denies that the traditional territorial approach to copyright and other intellectual property rights has come under pressure. Yet it persists. Faced with the need to determine the applicable law in cross-border cases, lawyers everywhere wrestle with the implications of the territorial nature of copyright and related rights. In this book Mireille van Eechoud clears the way to the formulation of conflict rules that reflect the purpose of copyright law- to protect creators and stimulate the production and use of information- without reverting to old-fashioned notions of territoriality....