This thesis focuses on third-party liability in the field of copyright law in common law countries, that is, liability for the copyright infringement committed by others. By revisiting basic philosophies for copyright protection and case studies of three basic doctrines, authorization, vicarious liability, and contributory infringement, employed by courts to deal with third-party liability in the common law system, the author tries to extract applicable legal doctrines to treat third-party cases under a variety of circumstances. These doctrines could serve as a vigorous base with which to face future challenges, especially those resulting from ever-changing technological landscape, involving third-party liability in the field of copyright.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.80917 |
| Date | January 2003 |
| Creators | Fang, Cheng-Ru, 1965- |
| Contributors | Lametti, David (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Laws (Institute of Comparative Law.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002084332, proquestno: AAIMQ98782, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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