International Copyright Principles, Law, and Practice

by Goldstein, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780195128857
• ISBN10: 0195128850
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is an indispensable one-volume reference for practitioners andscholars of international copyright. It is a unique synthesis of copyrightpractice and law, taking into account the Bern Convention of 1989, the TRIPsAgreement concluded five years later, and the advent of the Internet. Majortopics include the principles that underlie the common law and civil law ofcopyright and author's right and the international treaty arrangements that bindthem together; the international and comparative law of copyright, author'sright, and neighboring rights; and the governing rules of private internationallaw that regulate litigation and transactional practice in the area.

Author Biography

Paul Goldstein is the Lillick Professor of Law at Stanford University. He is the author of Copyright, Patent, Trademark and Related State Doctrines (Revised Fourth Edition, 1999); the four-volume treatise, Copyright (Second Edition, 1996); and Copyright's Highway (1995).

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	xix
PART ONE: PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT
The Legal Traditions	3	(10)
The Copyright Tradition	5	(3)
The Traditions of Author's Right and Neighboring Rights	8	(5)
Author's Right	8	(2)
Neighboring Rights	10	(3)
The Norms of International Copyright	13	(48)
Copyright Treaties	14	(22)
Bilateral Copyright Treaties	16	(3)
Multilateral Copyright Treaties	19	(1)
The Berne Convention	19	(9)
The Universal Copyright Convention	28	(4)
The WIPO Copyright Treaty	32	(2)
Regional Copyright Arrangements	34	(1)
Inter-American Copyright Agreements	34	(1)
The European Union	35	(1)
Neighboring Rights Treaties	36	(11)
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (Rome Convention)	37	(1)
History	37	(1)
Protection of Performers	38	(1)
Protection of Producers of Phonograms	39	(1)
Protection of Broadcasters	39	(1)
Conditions and Exceptions	40	(1)
Institutional and Structural Provisions	40	(1)
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (Geneva Phonograms Convention)	41	(1)
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty	42	(2)
Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite (Brussels Satellite Convention)	44	(3)
Trade Arrangements	47	(14)
North American Free Trade Agreement	48	(1)
Conditions of Protection	48	(2)
Subject Matter	50	(1)
Ownership and Term	51	(1)
Rights and Remedies	51	(1)
TRIPs Agreement	52	(1)
History	52	(3)
Conditions for Protection	55	(1)
Subject Matter, Ownership, and Term	56	(2)
Rights and Remedies	58	(3)
Territoriality, National Treatment, and Choice of Law	61	(62)
The Territoriality Principle	63	(9)
Territoriality in International Law	64	(1)
Territoriality in Copyright Law	65	(1)
Where Acts of Infringement Occur in More than One Country	66	(3)
Where Elements of Infringement Occur in More than One Country	69	(2)
Where Acts Defeating Protection Occur Outside the Protecting Country	71	(1)
National Treatment	72	(17)
The Trade Economics of National Treatment	75	(2)
``Works'' Subject to National Treatment	77	(1)
Berne Convention	77	(2)
TRIPs Agreement	79	(1)
``Rights'' Subject to National Treatment	80	(1)
Berne Convention	81	(3)
TRIPs Agreement	84	(1)
Most-Favored-Nation Requirement	84	(1)
``Works'' Subject to Most-Favored-Nation Requirement	85	(1)
``Rights'' Subject to National Treatment	86	(1)
Exemptions from Coverage	87	(2)
Choice of Forum and Choice of Law	89	(34)
Choice of Forum in Copyright Cases with Foreign Elements	90	(1)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction	91	(4)
Forum Non Conveniens	95	(3)
Contractual Choice of Forum	98	(1)
Choice of Law in Copyright Cases with Foreign Elements	99	(1)
Where No Contract Prescribes Applicable Law	99	(8)
Law of the Contract as Applicable Law	107	(16)
PART TWO: PROTECTION OF FOREIGN WORKS UNDER DOMESTIC LAW
Protectibility of Foreign Works	123	(34)
Protectibility of U.S. Works in Other Countries	124	(23)
Copyright	126	(1)
Berne Convention	126	(7)
Universal Copyright Convention	133	(2)
Other Copyright Treaties	135	(1)
What Treaty Governs?	136	(7)
Neighboring Rights	143	(1)
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (Rome Convention)	143	(3)
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (Geneva Phonograms Convention)	146	(1)
Protectibility of Foreign Works in the United States	147	(10)
Unpublished Works	148	(1)
Published Works	149	(1)
Nationality or Domicile	150	(1)
Place of Publication	151	(1)
Presidential Proclamation	152	(1)
Place of Fixation	153	(1)
U.N. and O.A.S. Works	154	(1)
Retroactive Protection for Works Lacking a Point of Attachment	154	(1)
Moral Rights and Neighboring Rights	155	(2)
Protection Under Copyright and Neighboring Rights	157	(436)
Subject Matter	157	(46)
Literary and Artistic Works	159	(1)
Protectible Subject Matter	160	(24)
Unprotectible Subject Matter	184	(3)
Formalities	187	(9)
Fixation	196	(1)
Performances, Phonograms (Sound Recordings), Broadcasts, and Other Productions	197	(2)
Performances	199	(1)
Phonograms	200	(1)
Broadcasts	201	(1)
Formalities	202	(1)
Ownership	203	(27)
Original Ownership	205	(1)
Individual Authorship	205	(2)
Collaborative (Joint) Authorship	207	(2)
Collective Works	209	(1)
Works Made for Hire	210	(2)
Audiovisual Works (Including Cinematographic Works)	212	(5)
Ownership by Transfer	217	(3)
Limitations and Construction of Transfers	220	(5)
Formalities and Priorities	225	(3)
Collecting Organizations	228	(2)
Term	230	(16)
Term of Protection Under Treaties and National Law	231	(1)
Copyright	231	(5)
Neighboring Rights	236	(2)
Comparison of Terms	238	(1)
Berne Convention	238	(4)
Universal Copyright Convention	242	(1)
E.C. Term Directive	243	(2)
Retroactivity	245	(1)
Rights	246	(46)
Economic Rights	247	(2)
Copyright	249	(25)
Neighboring Rights	274	(7)
Auxiliary Rights: Copyright Protection Systems	281	(2)
Moral Rights	283	(2)
Right of Paternity	285	(2)
Right of Integrity	287	(2)
Right of Divulgation	289	(1)
Right of Withdrawal	290	(1)
Limitation and Waiver of Moral Rights	291	(1)
Exemptions, Statutory Licenses, and Other Limitations on Exclusive Rights	292	(28)
Reproduction and Adaptation Rights	296	(1)
Private Uses	297	(3)
Public Uses	300	(4)
Incidental Uses	304	(2)
Exhaustion (First Sale)	306	(2)
Other Exemptions	308	(1)
Statutory Licenses (Equitable Remuneration)	309	(6)
Performance, Broadcast, and Communication Rights	315	(1)
Instructional and Other Nonprofit Uses	316	(1)
Incidental Uses	317	(1)
Cable Retransmission	318	(1)
Misuse and Abuse of Copyright	319	(1)
Remedies	320	(11)
Coercive Remedies	321	(1)
Temporary Remedies	321	(2)
Permanent Remedies	323	(2)
Monetary Remedies	325	(2)
Criminal Sanctions	327	(4)
Appendix
A1. International Copyright Relations of the United States	331	(10)
A2. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works [Paris Text, 1971]	341	(27)
A3. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works [Brussels Text, 1948]	368	(12)
A4. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works [Rome Text, 1928]	380	(9)
A5. Parties to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works	389	(6)
A6. Universal Copyright Convention [Paris Text, 1971]	395	(15)
A7. Universal Copyright Convention [Geneva Text, 1952]	410	(10)
A8. Parties to the Universal Copyright Convention (1952), Revised at Paris (1971)	420	(3)
A9. WIPO Copyright Treaty [with Agreed Statements Concerning the WIPO Copyright Treaty]	423	(9)
A10. Parties to the WIPO Copyright Treaty [Geneva, 1996]	432	(1)
A11. WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty [with Agreed Statements Concerning the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty]	433	(12)
A12. Parties to the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty [Geneva, 1996]	445	(1)
A13. International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations [Rome Convention]	446	(9)
A14. Parties to the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations [Rome Convention, 1961]	455	(2)
A15. Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms of October 29, 1971 [Geneva Phonograms Convention]	457	(4)
A16. Parties to the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms [Geneva Phonograms Convention, 1971]	461	(1)
A17. Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite [Brussels Satellite Convention]	462	(4)
A18. Parties to the Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite [Brussels Satellite Convention, 1974]	466	(1)
A19. Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works [and Regulations]	467	(14)
A20 Parties to the Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works [Film Register Treaty, Geneva, 1989]	481	(1)
A21. Buenos Aires Convention	482	(3)
A22. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Including Trade in Counterfeit Goods	485	(31)
A23. Membership of the World Trade Organization	516	(2)
A24. North American Free Trade Agreement, Intellectual Property Provisions	518	(20)
A25. E.C. Directive on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs	538	(7)
A26. E.C. Directive on Rental Right and Lending Right and on Certain Rights Related to Copyright in the Field of Intellectual Property	545	(8)
A27. E.C. Directive on the Coordination of Certain Rules Concerning Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright Applicable to Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Retransmission	553	(11)
A28. E.C. Directive Harmonizing the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights	564	(7)
A29. E.C. Directive on the Legal Protection of Databases	571	(12)
A30. Directive on the Legal Protection of Designs	583	(10)
Table of Cases	593	(4)
Subject Index	597