Copyright, Limitations, and the Three-step Test

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Copyright, Limitations, and the Three-step Test is written by Martin Senftleben and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9041122672 (ISBN 10) and 9789041122674 (ISBN 13).

The book includes: viable restatements of the rationales of copyright protection for the emerging IP environment; new insights into the relationship between copyright protection and copyright limitations; in-depth explanation of the structure and functioning of the three-step test; detailed interpretations of each criterion of the test; discussion of the two WTO panelreports dealing with the test; a proposal for the further improvement of the copyright system and the international rules governing copyright law; detailed information about international conference material concerning the test; and discussion of potential future trends in copyright law. The author provides many examples that demonstrate the test's impact on different types of limitations, such as private use privileges and the U.S. fair use doctrine. He explains the test's role in the European Copyright Directive.