Edited by an internationally recognized expert in copyright law, Copyright Throughout the World is a guide to the copyright law of more than 30 nations.

This three-volume set is useful for copyright practitioners working with the internet and other media and for academics researching comparative laws. It analyzes the important features of copyright law, related rights, and moral rights from countries throughout the world.

Topics covered include, among many more:

• Registration and formalities
• Scope of protection
• Presumptions of ownership
• Transfers
• Collective rights management
• Remedies
• Circumvention of technological measures and rights management information
• Secondary liability
• Conflict of laws rules

The format permits easy comparison of the laws of different countries.

• Includes coverage of remedies, secondary liability, conflict of laws, and much more
• Includes coverage of copyright law and related rights, along with moral rights where they are recognized under the law
• Contains coverage of rules on collective rights management
• Includes three looseleaf volumes, updated and extended to other countries annually
• Offers a variety of contributors who bring expertise on the law of each country
• Offers a consistent format for content across various countries
• Provides country-by-country coverage of copyright law