tailieunhanh - RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE FUTURE OF EU COPYRIGHT

Several things prompted the idea for this book in Autumn 2006. First, it was 15 years since the EU had started harmonising copyright law. If we include the Community courts case law, harmonisation – albeit indirect – dates back to 1971 with Deutsche Grammophon1 the first decision in the field of copyright which, in a groundbreaking way not only decided that copyright was within the competence of the Community but also that in the context of the free movement of goods and services, an end should be put to protectionism by creating the concept of European exhaustion. Second, the Commission’s harmonisation plans in the field of copyright had. | Research Handbooks in Intellectual Property Research Handbook on the Future of EU Copyright Edited by Estelle Derclaye RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE FUTURE OF EU COPYRIGHT RESEARCH HANDBOOKS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Series Editor Jeremy Phillips Intellectual Property Consultant Olswang Research Director Intellectual Property Institute and co-founder IP Kat weblog Under the general editorship and direction of Jeremy Phillips comes this important new Handbook series of high quality original reference works that cover the broad pillars of intellectual property law trademark law patent law and copyright law - as well as less developed areas such as geographical indications and the increasing intersection of intellectual property with other fields. Taking an international and comparative approach these Handbooks each edited by leading scholars in the respective field will comprise specially commissioned contributions from a select cast of authors bringing together renowned figures with up-and-coming younger authors. Each will offer a wide-ranging examination of current issues in intellectual property that is unrivalled in its blend of critical innovative thinking and substantive analysis and in its synthesis of contemporary research. Each Handbook will stand alone as an invaluable source of reference for all scholars of intellectual property as well as for practising lawyers who wish to engage with the discussion of ideas within the field. Whether used as an information resource on key topics or as a platform for advanced study these Handbooks will become definitive scholarly reference works in intellectual property law. Titles in the series include Copyright Law A Handbook of Contemporary Research Edited by Paul Torremans Trademark Law and Theory A Handbook of Contemporary Research Edited by Graeme Dinwoodie and Mark D. Janis Patent Law and Theory A Handbook of Contemporary Research Edited by Toshiko Takenaka Research Handbook on the Future of EU Copyright Edited by Estelle