Thesis (PhD.) -- University of Canberra, 2007. / Includes bibliography (p. 225 - 240)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 196-229). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 196-229). Also available on the Internet.

This thesis studies the impact of North American copyright on technological development. The first section proposes a broad vision of copyright including both Canadian and American legal concepts. It analyses different modern definitions of copyright, the origin of the concept and its underlying justifications. The second section presents the historical relations between copyright and technologies. It studies the history of the printing press, the photography, the player-piano, the motion picture, the radio, the cable TV, the photocopier, the videotape, the Digital Audio Tape and the MP3, and the legal challenge they represented. Those elements give us the opportunity to evaluate the influence of copyright on technological development.

Thesis (M.A.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2007. / "Master of Arts in arbitration and dispute resolution dissertation, City University of Hong Kong" Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on May 22, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.

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Thesis (LL.M.). / Written for the Institute of Comparative Law. Title from title page of PDF (viewed 2008/07/28). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (LLM)--Stellenbosch Univeristy, 2015 / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Music has, and continues to play, an important role in society. It is therefore natural that more music composers enter the scene to capitalize upon this role that music has in society. It is however becoming more common place for music composers to start copying each other, either directly or indirectly. Fortunately, copyright laws have been developed to further protect the rights enjoyed by copyright holders, such as music composers, and these laws essentially protect the composers from the unlawful reproduction of their original music. Copying is, to some degree, inevitable, therefore, the question asked by this paper is to what extent is someone entitled to ‘copy’ from another person without it amounting to copyright infringement. In determining if there is copyright infringement, two tests must be applied and satisfied, namely, the causal connection test, and the substantial similarity test. Causal connection is usually met by establishing whether the alleged infringer had access to the original work. The substantial similarity test is the focus of this paper. The courts rely on this test to determine if that part which was reproduced from the original work is of substance i.e. if it is a part of the work which attributes uniqueness and quality to the original song. Of course, this test is notoriously difficult to understand and apply, hence the need for this paper to address the question on when there is substantial similarity in two works. This paper is of benefit to academics, authors (musicians) and lawyers, as not only is the substantial similarity test discussed from a theoretical point of view, but the question of when something is substantially similar is answered from a pragmatic point of view. It is hoped that this paper is used as a guideline in understanding and applying the substantial similarity test in music copyright infringement cases. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Geen opsomming beskikbaar

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 2007. / Adviser: Tailan Chi. Includes bibliographical references.

Thèse d'agrégation--Louvain. / Bibliography: p. 311-315.