Oxford University Press Moral Rights: Principles, Practice and New Technology

The doctrine of moral rights is based on the idea that authors have a special bond with their own creative work. At present, the legal status of moral rights demands clarification and assessment as never before, particularly as the international expansion of moral rights occurs in the new environment of digital technology. Just as the survival of copyright law depends on its capacity to adapt effectively to the new technological environment, a new approach to moral rights is imperative. Moral Rights: Principles, Practice and New Technology is the first work to comprehensively address the role and challenges of moral rights in an environment of digital technology The problem is addressed from both practical and theoretical channels, and examples drawn from the legislation and practice of key jurisdictions around the world. The book concludes with a consideration of how the concept of moral rights can contribute to the re-organization of copyright law in a digital context. Review As much a cultural history as a book about copyright and the related moral rights, this book offers a fascinating angle on copyright, with surprising relevance for the modern publishing industry. ― Mira T. Sundara Rajan, Learned Publishing About the Author Mira T. Sundara Rajan is the Canada Research Chair in Intellectual Property Law and Director of the Intellectual Property Law Program at the University of British Columbia. She has published widely on copyright issues, including a scholarly book entitled Copyright and Creative Freedom, Routledge 2006. Her work is also well-known in the European Union, where she collaborates regularly with EU bodies such as the Council of Europe, and with a number of patent offices in EU countries. She is also the editor of Intellectual Property: Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States published with regular updates by Oxford University Press. She is an expert on Indian and Russian copyright law.