This book provides up-to-date information on developments in global intellectual property law and policy and their impact on regional economic and cultural development.

The book takes a look at the six most important current topics arising from copyright law in the information society, and for each topic provides an in-depth introduction that compares the approaches taken in Europe and the US. Each topic is introduced by an expert, and the issues are then analysed in separate country reports representing nine Asian jurisdictions: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. The six topics are: The Expansion of Copyright Law and its Social Justification: Introduction by Reto Hilty, Max Planck Institute, Munich...

Written as the Lombard kingdom was on the cusp of downfall at the hands of the Carolingian empire, the works of Paul the Deacon (c. 720-799) are vital to understanding the history of Italy and Western Europe in the Middle Ages. But until now, scholars have tended to neglect the narrative structure of his texts, which reflect in important ways his personal responses to the events of his time. This study presents fresh interpretations of Paul's Historia Romana, Vita Sancti Gregorii Magni, Gesta Episcopum Mettensium, and Historia Langobardorum by focusing on him as an...

King's Quest - by Christopher Heath A fantasy novella. When Salient Nord ascended to the throne, he inherited a kingdom at peace. With a faithful, loving queen by his side and a full treasury, Salient ruled as a benevolent and generous king, who was loved by the Nords. There was one concern that distracted King Salient and drew come glances from the Nords otherwise friendly neighbours. The absence of an heir threatened to destabilise the region. Numerous, discrete physicians and healers visited and departed with no explanation found. Years passed and King Salient accepted, if no orthodox...