Dematerialization, Pragmatism and the European Copyright Revolution.

A model of copyright protection under which the law’s attention is directed towards a dematerialized, malleable essence (‘originality’, ‘labour and skill’ or ‘creativity’) has gradually evolved in the UK. This model has come to regulate all fundamental questions concerning the scope and attribution...

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Publicado en:Oxford Journal of Legal Studies Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 767 - 791
Autor principal: Griffiths, Jonathan
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Dec2013
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