The Law of Copyright and the Internet The 1996 WIPO Treaties, Their Interpretation and Implementation

by Ficsor, Mihály

• ISBN13: 9780198299011
• ISBN10: 019829901X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-16
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This work looks at international treaty law pertaining to the Internet and E-commerce. It offers an article-by-article analysis of the two key World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties on the subject: the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, both negotiated primarily as a response to the Internet and related techonological developments.

Author Biography

Mihaly Ficsor is President of the Hungarian Copyright Council and former Assistant Director General of WIPO.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface	ix
Tables of Legislation	xxvii
List of Abbreviations, Shortened Titles and References	xlvii
I DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL NORMS ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS SINCE 1971
The International Copyright and Related Rights System between 1971 and 1996: `Guided Development' and Emerging New Norms	3	(40)
The Diplomatic Conference	43	(42)
II THE `DIGITAL AGENDA'
The `Digital Agenda'---the Right of Reproduction in the Digital Environment	85	(60)
The `Digital Agenda---the Right or Rights Applicable for Interactive Transmissions: the `Umbrella Solution'	145	(110)
The `Digital Agenda--Limitations and Exceptions in the Digital Environment	255	(104)
The `Digital Agenda'---Technological Protection Measures and Rights Management Information	359	(50)
III Analysis of the Wipo Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the Wipo Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)
Substantive Provisions of the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)	409	(176)
Substantive Provisions of the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)	585	(64)
Administrative and Final Clauses of the WCT and WPPT	649	(16)
IV AFTER THE DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE
Adherence to the WCT and the WPPT and Continuation of the `Unfinished Work'	665	(116)
APPENDICES
A. Wipo Copyright Treaty	711	(8)
B. Agreed Statement Concerning the WIPO Copyright Treaty	719	(2)
C. WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty	721	(10)
D. Agreed Statements Concerning the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty	731	(2)
E. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literacy and Artistic Works (1971 Paris Act)	733	(26)
F. International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasters Organization	759	(10)
G. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) (Extracts)	769	(12)
Index	781