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Examines why copyright exceptions are necessary and the forces that have shaped the UK legislation.
Synopsis
Recently, EU Member States have been forced to amend their systems of copyright 'exceptions' so as to comply with the Information Society Directive. Taking the amended UK legislation as a case study, this book examines why copyright exceptions are necessary and the forces that have shaped the UK legislative regime.
Table of Contents
Introduction; Part I. Where We Are: 1. Copyright and freedom of expression; 2. Fair dealing for the purposes of criticism, review and news reporting and related exceptions; 3. The public interest defence; 4. Use by researchers, educational establishments, libraries and archives; 5. The library and archive provisions and related exceptions; Part II. How We Got There: 6. Markets and metaphors; 7. Copyright in supranational fora; 8. Copyright in the domestic arena; Part III. Where We Go From Here: 9. The fair use panacea; 10. A model for reform.