Alain Strowel - Peer-to-Peer File Sharing and Secondary Liability in Copyright Law [2009] [A]

Book Description
Publication Date: November 30, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1847205623 | ISBN-13: 978-1847205629
In this book prominent academics and specialised practitioners from the US and the EU offer a comprehensive review on the issue of secondary liability for copyright infringement, particularly P2P file sharing and online infringements. Some contributions analyse the relevant case law on third-party liability and their implications for the future. The decisions on P2P also involve issues of international law and data protection. Other more forward-looking contributions provide original insight into the future shape of copyright in the online world, for instance whether it could or even should evolve towards a compensation system. By combining these avenues, the book will be of particular interest to practitioners and legal scholars.

Description II
‘This is a book that has a lot to offer. Many of its readers will benefit from the first chapters which comprehensively analyse the case law and put it in context, whilst others will benefit more from the more conceptual chapters and the criticism of certain points and suggestions for a way forward contained in them.’
– Paul L.C. Torremans, European Intellectual Property Review

Contributors: G.W. Austin, R. Clark, G.B. Dinwoodie, A.N. Dixon, J.C. Ginsburg, V. Hanley, A. Peukert, J.H. Reichman, P. Samuelson, M. Schlesinger, A. Strowel

Further information
‘The book provides a good overview of the current legal situation with regard to liability for unlawful file sharing. . . To scholars, practitioners, law students, and other interested parties seeking an overview of the current situation on P2P file sharing, this is a very good starting point for further study.’
– Tanja Liljeström, IPR Info

This timely volume offers a comprehensive review of case law, in various jurisdictions, on secondary liability for copyright infringement, particularly P2P file sharing and online infringements.
Moreover, the book includes forward-looking contributions of prominent academics from the USA and the EU, which provide original perspectives on the future shape of online copyright law, looking at questions such as whether it could or even should evolve towards a compensation system.
By combining these different avenues, the book will be of particular interest to practitioners, academics, researchers and legal scholars involved in the field of copyright law.

About the Author
Edited by Alain Strowel, Professor, Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis, Brussels and University of Liège, Avocat, Belgium.