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Traditional copyright law strikes a delicate balance between an author's control of original material and society's interest in the free flow of ideas, information, and commerce. In today's digitally networked environment, this balance has shifted dramatically to one side, as powerful right holders contractually impose terms and conditions of use far beyond the bounds set by copyright law. This vitally significant book explores this conflict from its gestation through its current manifestations to its future lineaments and potential consequences. Focusing on statutory copyright limitations that enshrine constitutional rights such as freedom of expression and privacy, foster dissemination of knowledge, safeguard competition, and protect authors from market failure, Copyright limitations and Contracts clearly explains the rationale for these limitations and questions the legality of overriding them by contractual means. The author hands a complex array of factors clouding the emergence of coherent rules in the matter, among them the nature of the contract (e.g., fully negotiated vs.'shrink wrap'), the respective interest of the parties involved, and the legislated policy of particula

Author

Lucie M. C. R. Guibault

Publisher

Hague ; Boston: Kluwer Law International

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9789041180650

Subjects

Law