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a brief history copyright (and why it is broken)
The document outlines the history of copyright, starting from the first act in 1706 to the complexities introduced by modern technology and international agreements. It discusses the fundamental purpose of copyright to protect authors' rights while highlighting current challenges and the need for reform. The recommendations suggest that evidence-driven policy should balance economic objectives with social goals in the context of intellectual property rights.
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- 1. a brief historyof copyright (and why it is broken) 26 june 2011 | Paul Keller | Knowledgeland
- 2. 30.000 B.C.E no copyright 1706 golden age of copyright 1991 broken?
- 3. 1706 Statute ofAnne (UK): first copyright act, establishes the right of authors to control what happens to their works 1787 Copyright clause of the US Constitution: ‘to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors the exclusive Right to their Writings.’ Implemented in 1790 in the US copyright act
- 4. 1886 Berne Conventionfor the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works: requires signatories to recognize the copyright of works of authors from other signatory countries, establishes minimum standards for copyright law.
- 5. Copyright is theexclusive right of the author of a literary, scientific or artistic work or his successors in title to communicate that work to the public and to reproduce it, subject to the limitations laid down by law. Article 1 of the dutch copyright code, translation by IvIR
- 6. original works ofauthorship
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- 8. limitations laid downby the law
- 9. limitations laid downby the law (fair use)
- 10. communication to thepublic & reproduction
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- 14. Information Management: AProposal, Tim Berners-Lee, CERN(1998)
- 16. 1996 WIPO CopyrightTreaty: additions to the existing copyright treaty framework in the light of advances of information technology. Implemented through the Copyright Directive (EU) and the DMCA (US)
- 17. ???? ACTA: wouldestablish international standards on intellectual property rights enforcement
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- 19. Reccomendation 1. Evidence:Government should ensure that development of the IP System is driven as far as possible by objective evidence. Policy should balance measurable economic objectives against social goals and potential benefits for rights holders against impacts on consumers and other interests. These concerns will be of particular importance in assessing future claims to extend rights or in determining desirable limits to rights. Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth p.94
- 20. ‘Copyright Reform’ byNina Paley (CC-BY-SA) http://mimiandeunice.com/2011/05/23/copyright-reform/