Full Description
'Copyright law has always somehow managed to adapt to new technological and social developments as well as to new artistic and creative practices. However, every time such a development occurs, the legitimate question arises if the system is adaptable or if the breakthrough is so gigantic that a new system needs to be elaborated. In any case, new scholarly reflections are needed in regular intervals and that is exactly the purpose of this fascinating edited collection by Enrico Bonadio and Nicola Lucchi on non-conventional copyright, exploring from various angles the copyright issues of all sorts of creations ranging from unconventional art forms, new music and atypical cultural practices to new advances in technology, not forgetting to investigate the delicate issues around copyright on illegal and immoral works.'
- Christophe Geiger, University of Strasbourg, France
Copyright law constantly evolves to keep up with societal changes and technological advances. Contemporary forms of creativity can threaten the comfortable conceptions of copyright law as creative people continually find new ways of expressing themselves. In this context, Non-Conventional Copyright identifies possible new spaces for copyright protection.
With current copyright law in mind, the contributions explore if the law should be more flexible as to whether new or unconventional forms of expression - including graffiti, tattoos, land art, conceptual art and bio art, engineered DNA, sport movements, jokes, magic tricks, DJ sets, perfume making, typefaces, or illegal and immoral works - deserve protection. Vitally, the contributors suggest that it may be time to challenge some of the basic tenets of copyright laws by embracing more flexible ways to identify protectable works and interpret the current requirements for protection. Additionally, some contributors cast doubts about whether copyright is the right instrument to address and regulate these forms of expression.
Contemporary in topic, this thought-provoking book will be essential reading for intellectual property law scholars, practitioners and policymakers. Creative people and those involved in the creative industries will also find this book an engaging read.
Contributors include: E. Bonadio, S. Burke, C. Cronin, T. Dagne, T.W. Dornis, F.J. Dougherty, T.M. Gates, M.P. George, E. Haber, S. Karapapa, Y.M. King, T. Iverson, N. Lucchi, G. Mazziotti, J. McCutcheon, L. McDonagh, M. Maggiore, P. Mezei, M. Mimler, A.G. Scaria, C.Y.N. Smith, X. Tang
Contents
Contents:
Introduction: Setting the scene for non-conventional copyright
Enrico Bonadio and Nicola Lucchi
PART I ART
1. Copyright in the Expanded Field: On Land Art and Other New Mediums
Xiyin Tang
2. Copyright and Conceptual Art
Shane Burke
3. Copyright in Bio art
Jani McCutcheon
4. Street art, graffiti and copyright
Enrico Bonadio
5. Copyright Protection of Tattoos
Yolanda M. King
6. Copyright in Culinary Presentations
Cathay Y. N. Smith
PART II MUSIC AND CULTURE
7. Protecting traditional music under Copyright (and choosing not to enforce it)
Luke McDonagh
8. Music improvisation and copyright
Giuseppe Mazziotti
9. Original Compilations of Musical Works: Can DJ Sets Be Protected by Copyright?
Tom Iverson
10. Copyright Protection for Modern Comedic Material
Trevor M. Gates
11. Now You Own It, Now You Don't - Or Do You? Copyright and Related Rights in Magic Productions and Performances
F. Jay Dougherty
12. Copyright protection of sport moves
Péter Mezei
PART III INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE
13. Copyright and typefaces
Arul George Scaria and Mathews P. George
14. The press publishers' right in the European Union: An overreaching proposal and the future of news online
Stavroula Karapapa
15. Law and Odor: Elusive Copyright and Other IP Protection for Fragrances
Charles Cronin
16. Subsistence of Copyright over CAD files in 3D Printing: The Canadian, the U.S. and European Outlook
Teshager Dagne
17. Copyrightability of Engineered DNA Sequences
Nicola Lucchi
18. Artificial Intelligence, Computer Generated Works and Copyright
Massimo Maggiore
PART IV ILLEGALITY AND IMMORALITY
19. Copyright Protection of Illegal Works
Eldar Haber
20. Copyright and Pornography
Enrico Bonadio and Nicola Lucchi
21. On How to Deal with Pandora's Box - Copyright in Works of Nazi Leaders
Marc Mimler
ECONOMIC EPILOGUE
22. Non-Conventional Copyright: An Economic Perspective
Tim W. Dornis
Index
