Drafting Copyright Exceptions: From the Law in Books to the Law in Action (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107043312)

How should copyright exceptions be drafted? This is a question of ongoing concern in scholarly and law reform debates. In Drafting Copyright Exceptions, Emily Hudson assesses drafting options using insights from the standards and rules literature, and case studies from cultural institutions in Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. Drawing on thousands of hours of fieldwork conducted over fourteen years, the book describes how staff engage with and interpret the law. Whilst some practices are guided strongly by copyright doctrine, others are influenced by the factors such as ethical views, risk assessment, and prosaic matters related to collection management. This work should be read by anyone interested in a detailed account of interpretative practices related to the drafting of copyright exceptions, but it also speaks to broader debates about the relationship between the 'law in books' and the 'law in action'.

Author: Emily Hudson
ISBN-10: 110704331X
ISBN-13: 9781107043312
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/02/2020
Pages: 364
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.58lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d