Copyright law and the information society in Asia : [Third conference on : "New Paradigms of Copyright Law in the Information Society", June 2004

"The book takes a look at the six most important current topics arising from copyright law in the information society, and for each topic provides an in-depth introduction that compares the approaches taken in Europe and the US. Each topic is introduced by an expert, and the issues are then analysed in separate country reports representing nine Asian jurisdictions: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. The six topics are: (1) The Expansion of Copyright Law and its Social Justification: Introduction by Reto Hilty, Max Planck Institute, Munich; (2) Internet Trade, Digital Works and Parallel Imports: Introduction by Christopher Heath, European Patent Office, Munich; (3) The Collective Exercise of Copyrights: Introduction by Kung Chung Liu, Academia Sinica, Taiwan; (4) The Law on Anti-Circumvention and Digital Rights Management: Introduction by Andy Sun, National Chenchi University, Taipei, Taiwan and Zhi Wei, Peking University, Beijing; (5) Copyright Contracts, Public Policy and Antitrust: Introduction by Estelle Derclaye, Queen Mary University of London; (6) Contributory and Vicarious Liability for Copyright Infringement: Introduction by Andy Sun, National Chenchi University, Taipei, Taiwan."--Bloomsbury Publishing. The Expansion Of Copyright Law And Its Social Justification / Reto M. Hilty -- Internet Trade, Digital Worksand Parallel Imports / Christopher Heath -- The Collective Exercise Of Copyrights / Kung Chung Liu -- The Law On Anti-circumvention And Digital Rights Management / Andy Y. Sun And Haochen Sun -- Copyright Contracts, Public Policy And Antitrust / Estelle Derclaye -- Contributory And Vicarious Liability For Copyright Infringement / Andy Y. Sun -- Looking Forward : Contemporary Trends Of The Copyright Economics Research In The Digital Era / Wayne Fu. Christopher Heath And Kung-chung Liu, Editors. A Joint Project By The Max Planck Institute, Munich, The Academia Sinica, Taipei & The Ip Academy Singapore. Includes Bibliographical References.