The Legal Protection of Databases
by Mark J. DavisonView All Available Formats & Editions
ISBN-10: 0521049458
ISBN-13: 9780521049450
Pub. Date: 12/03/2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Mark Davison examines several legal models designed to protect databases, and specifically, the E.U. Directive—the history of its adoption and its transposition into national laws. Davison compares the Directive with various American legislative proposals, as well as the principles of misappropriation that are behind them. In addition, the book contains a
Overview
Mark Davison examines several legal models designed to protect databases, and specifically, the E.U. Directive—the history of its adoption and its transposition into national laws. Davison compares the Directive with various American legislative proposals, as well as the principles of misappropriation that are behind them. In addition, the book contains a commentary on the appropriateness of the various models in the context of arguments for international agreement on the topic.
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9780521049450
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication date:
- 12/03/2007
- Series:
- Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law Series , #5
- Pages:
- 360
- Product dimensions:
- 5.98(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.79(d)
Table of Contents
Foreword William R. Cornish; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of legislation; Table of European Union legislation; Table of treaties, conventions, other international international and regional instruments; 1. Introduction; 2. Some basic principles; 3. Protection of databases in the EU; 4. Transposition of the Directive; 5. Protection of databases in the United States of America; 6. International aspects of protection of databases; 7. The appropriate model for the legal protection of databases; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
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