This book provides international and domestic perspectives on the law of copyright and is led by a foreword on the future of copyright by Dr Francis Gurry, Director General of WIPO and a chapter on the lessons for copyright policy in classical Roman law, by Justice Arthur Emmett.

Foreword – The Future of Copyright by Francis Gurry.- Address of  Victor Hugo to the International Literary Congress, Paris 1878 translation by Mary and Benedict Atkinson.- Limitless Information by Benedict Atkinson and Brian Fitzgerald.- Roman Law, Private Property and the  Public Domain: Lessons for Copyright Policy by Arthur Emmett.- Country of Origin and Internet Publication: Applying the Berne Convention in the Digital Age by Brian Fitzgerald, Sampsung Xiaoxiang Shi, Cheryl Foong and Kylie Pappalardo.- An Islamic Perspective on the Theories of Intellectual Property by Ezieddin Elmahjub.- IP and Development - A Road Map for Developing Countries in the 21st Century by Rami Olwan and Brian Fitzgerald.- Evolution and Future Trends of Copyright Law in Nigeria by Kunle Ola.- Copyright, Fair Use and the Australian Constitution by Kylie Pappalardo and Brian Fitzgerald.- The Crown Use of Copyright Material by John Gilchrist.- Open Content Licensing of Public Sector Information and the Risk of Tortious Liability for Australian Governments by Cheryl Foong.- Duty and Control in Intermediary Copyright Liability: An Australian Perspective by Kylie Pappalardo.- Time Shifting in a Networked Digital World: Optus TV and Copyright in the Cloud by Sampsung Xiaoxiang Shi.- The Development of Copyright Offences in Australia by Steven Gething.- Afterword – Is Copyright Reform Impossible? by Ian Hargreaves.

This book provides international and domestic perspectives on the law of copyright and is led by a foreword on the future of copyright by Dr Francis Gurry, Director General of WIPO and a chapter on the lessons for copyright policy in classical Roman law, by Justice Arthur Emmett. The body of this collection covers current perspectives in the digital age, from the application of the Berne Convention, to time shifting and intermediary copyright liability, as well as perspectives from developing and developed countries covering laws, user rights, open access, government use of copyright material and the use of the criminal law to proscribe copyright infringement.

With Foreword by the Director-General of WIPO on an international perspective on the future of copyright Current perspectives on technology-driven issues brought about by the digital age The place of criminal law in copyright infringement Copyright issues in developing and developed countries? Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras