Copyright and International Negotiations - An Engine of Free Expression in China?

This books offers a sophisticated analysis of how China's copyright system is intertwined with censorship and international copyright law.

List of contents

1. A tale of two engines; 2. Little gain makes work hard; 3. Power is knowledge; 4. Towards free expression?

About the author

Ge Chen is Assistant Professor at Durham Law School, having previously held a post as Research Associate at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), a Berlin-based think-tank. Dr Chen has held many research and academic posts in China, Germany, and the United Kingdom, and provided legal consulting services to both Chinese and German governments in a variety of legal projects under the Sino–EU Dialogue on the Rule of Law.

Summary

This book examines the topic of copyright and freedom of expression as an interdisciplinary issue. The book is not only targeted at copyright lawyers but it will also be of interest to those in the fields of human rights, global trade, economic history, political science, and modern China in general.

Product details

• Authors: GE Chen, Ge (Gerhard-Mercator-Universitat Gesamthochs Chen, Ge (Gerhard-Mercator-Universitat Gesamthochschule Duisburg Chen, Ge (Mercator Institute for China Studies Chen, Chen Ge
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781316615218
• ISBN: 978-1-316-61521-8
• No. of pages: 289
• Series: Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law; Cambridge Intellectual Propert; Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law; Cambridge Intellectual Propert
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; China, LAW / Intellectual Property / Copyright, Copyright Law