International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law: Volume XIV: Copyright and Industrial Property

The International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law, published in 17 volumes, is written by worldwide recognized leading specialists of comparative law. 16 of these volumes are devoted to one large area of private and commercial law, each of which is dealt with exclusively from a comparative law perspective, whereas the first volume provides reports on all the countries of the world, in alphabetical order, pertaining to the same subjects. Volume XIV contains comparative analyses of copyright in the broad sense of this term. The six chapters of this volume have been written by authors from various European countries. They deal with the international, European and the national regimes of copyright, neighboring rights and the collective administration of both copyrights and neighboring rights. Table of Contents: E. Ulmer General Questions - The International Conventions - S. Stromholm Copyright - National and International Development - S. Stromholm Copyright - Comparison of Laws - J. Straus Neighbouring Rights - National and International Developments - S. v. Lewinski Neighbouring Rights - Comparison of Laws - G. Karnell and S. v. Lewinski Collective Administation of Copyrights and Neighbouring Rights