The Legal Protection of Databases

Informationen zum Autor Mark Davison is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at Moash University. He has published articles on intellectual property and restrictive trade practices in England, Germany, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand and China. Zusammenfassung Davison examines several legal models designed to protect databases! considering in particular the EU Directive! the history of its adoption and its transposition into national laws. As well as comparing the Directive with a range of American legislative proposals! he comments on various models in the context of an international agreement. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Davison, Mark J. Davison, Davison Mark J.
• Assisted by: William R. Cornish (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2003
• EAN: 9780521802574
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80257-4
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 234 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Intellect
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Family law; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law