Peer-to-Peer File Sharing and Secondary Liability in Copyright Law

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

• Contents: Introduction: Peer-to-Peer File Sharing and Secondary Liability in Copyright LawAlain Strowel1. Liability of Users and Third Parties for Copyright Infringements on the Internet: Overview of International DevelopmentsAllen N. Dixon2. Legal Issues in Peer-To-Peer File Sharing, Focusing on the Making Available RightMichael Schlesinger3. Secondary Liability for Copyright Infringement with Regard to HyperlinksAlain Strowel and Vicky Hanley4. Copyright Control vs. Compensation: The Prospects for Exclusive Rights after Grokster and KazaaJane C. Ginsburg 5. Global Networks and Domestic Laws: Some Private International Law Issues Arising from Australian and US Liability Theories Graeme W. Austin6. A Bipolar Copyright System for the Digital Network EnvironmentAlexander Peukert7. Sharing Out Online Liability: Sharing Files, Sharing Risks and Targeting ISPsRobert Clark8. A Reverse Notice and Takedown Regime to Enable Public Interest Uses of Technically Protected Copyrighted WorksJerome H. Reichman, Graeme B. Dinwoodie and Pamela SamuelsonIndex

'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.'