Digitising Cultural Heritage - Clashes with Copyright Law

Investigates the impact of copyright law on the digitisation of cultural heritage by analysing the theory, the laws, and the practice in the EU, the UK, and the US.

List of contents

Introduction
1. The Scope of Cultural Heritage
2. Copyright Implications of the Digitisation Process
3. Clash in Theory: The Principles of Cultural Property Law versus Copyright Justifications
4. Clash of Laws: A Comparative Analysis of the Rights and Defences Related to Digitisation in the Chosen Jurisdictions
5. Clash in Practice: Competing Interests, Reactions and Interview Findings
6. Conclusion and Recommendations

About the author

Pinar Oruç is Lecturer in Commercial Law at the University of Manchester, UK.

Summary

Investigates the impact of copyright law on the digitisation of cultural heritage by analysing the theory, the laws, and the practice in the EU, the UK, and the US.

Foreword

Investigates the impact of copyright law on the digitisation of cultural heritage by analysing the theory, the laws, and the practice in the EU, the UK, and the US.

Product details

• Authors: Pinar Oruc, Pinar Oruç
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.07.2025
• EAN: 9781509959280
• ISBN: 978-1-5099-5928-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 240 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 540 g
• Series: The Art Law Library
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; USA, ART / Museum Studies, LAW / Intellectual Property / Copyright, LAW / Computer & Internet, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States of America, USA, Copyright Law, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, IT and Communications law / Postal laws and regulations, IT & Communications law