Garnett Moral Rights

By Kevin Garnett QC, Gillian Davies

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$341.00 RRP

Date: 08/10/2010

Code: 9780421729407

Sweet & Maxwell, UNITED KINGDOM

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Format	Title	Date	Code	Price
Book	Garnett Moral Rights	08/10/2010	9780421729407	$341.00

Description

This unique new information source provides comparative analysis of moral rights in more than 25 major jurisdictions around the world including France, Germany, Russia, India, China, Japan, USA and Brazil. The history and theory behind moral rights and their international development are described together with an in-depth explanation of moral rights in UK law.

Including areas such as copyright, the paternity right, the right to privacy and transmission of moral rights, this book provides a practical and comparative approach to a topic about which little has been written.

Features

Enables comparison of moral rights protection in established civil law jurisdictions with those in common law countries
Features a table outlining the extent of moral rights across the rest of the world
Contains the relevant parts of legislation and treaties for easy reference
Includes a detailed bibliography.

Contents

Part One: The nature and origins of moral rights. The international development of moral rights. Moral rights in international instruments. Moral rights in regional conventions.
Part Two: Moral rights in the United Kingdom. Historical treatment of UK protection down to CDPA 1988, plus outline of subsequent amendments. Introduction. The concept of a copyright work. The concept of authorship in relation to a copyright work. The concept of a performer.
Part Three: Treatment of moral rights in other jurisdictions; Belgium; France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands; The Nordic Countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden); Portugal; Spain; Switzerland; Russia; Australia; Canada; China (and Hong Kong); India; Israel; Japan; Latin America (Argentina, Brazil and Mexico); USA; Rest of World.

Jurisdiction: International