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The legal protection of databases
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Cambridge studies in intellectual property rights
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Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2003
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9780521802574

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Mark 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. He compares the Directive with a range of American legislative proposals, as well as the principles of misappropriation that underpin them. In addition, the book also contains a commentary on the appropriateness of the various models in the context of moves for an international agreement on the topic. This book will be of interest to academics and practitioners, including those involved with databases and other forms of new media.


Table of Contents

ForewordWilliam 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