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The 1911 Copyright Act, often termed the 'Imperial Copyright Act', changed the jurisprudential landscape in respect of copyright law, not only in the United Kingdom but also within the then Empire. This book offers a bird's eye perspective of why and how the first global copyright law launched a new order, often termed the 'common law copyright system'.This carefully researched and reflective work draws upon some of the best scholarship from Australia, Canada, India, Israel, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and United Kingdom. The authors - academics and practitioners alike - situate the Imperial Copyright Act 1911 within their national laws, both historically and legally. In doing so, the book queries the extent to which the ethos and legacy of the 1911 Copyright Act remains within indigenous laws.A Shifting Empire offers a unique global, historical view of copyright development and will be a valuable resource for policymakers, academic scholars and members of international copyright associations.Contributors include: T.G. Agitha, M.D. Birnhack, D. Daley, Y. Gendreau, N.S. Gopalakrishnan, N.-L.W. Loon, G. McLay, S. Ricketson, U. Suthersanen
Edited by Uma Suthersanen, Professor in International Intellectual Property Law, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, UK and Ysolde Gendreau, Professor of Law, Université de Montréal, Canada
Contents:Introduction: Albion’s Legacy?Uma Suthersanen and Ysolde Gendreau1. The First Global Copyright ActUma Suthersanen2. New Zealand and the Imperial Copyright TraditionGeoff McLay3. The Imperial Copyright Act 1911 in AustraliaSam Ricketson4. Mandatory Copyright: From Pre-Palestine to Israel, 1910–2007Michael D. Birnhack5. The Imperial Copyright Act 1911 and the Indian Copyright LawT.G. Agitha and N.S. Gopalakrishnan6. The Imperial Copyright Act 1911 in Singapore: Copyright Creatures Great and Small, This Act it Made Them AllNg-Loy Wee Loon7. Shades of Grey: Uncovering the Century Old Imperial Imprint on Jamaica’s Modern Copyright ActDianne Daley8. The Imperial Copyright Act 1911’s Role in Shaping South African Copyright LawTana Pistorius9. No Copyright Law is an IslandYsolde GendreauIndex
‘An excellent resource for historians and legal scholars, as well as an instructive text for policymakers and international copyright associations, A Shifting Empire is enthusiastically recommended especially for college libraries and reference collections with a focus on copyright law.’