Copyright Law in an Age of Limitations and Exceptions

Ruth L. Okediji is the William L. Prosser Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. A renowned scholar in international intellectual property law, she has authored several books and numerous articles, chapters, commissioned papers and United Nations studies. She serves as a policy advisor to many governments and inter-governmental organizations on the relationship among intellectual property, innovation and national development goals. She was a member of the US National Academies Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy's Committee on the Impact of Copyright Policy on Innovation in the Digital Era.

'No corner of copyright law promises to be more vexed - or consequential - over the next quarter-century than exceptions and limitations. This superb collection ably illuminates all of the most salient issues.' Paul Goldstein, Lillick Professor of Law, Stanford University, California

• 1. Justifications for copyrights limitations and exceptions Pamela Samuelson; 2. The role of the author in copyright Jane C. Ginsburg; 3. A few observations about the state of copyright law William F. Patry; 4. Fetishizing copies Jessica Litman; 5. Copyright in a digital ecosystem: a user rights approach Niva Elkin-Koren; 6. The Canadian copyright story: how Canada improbably became the world leader on users' rights in copyright law Michael Geist; 7. (When) Is copyright reform possible? James Boyle; 8. Fair use and its politics - at home and abroad Justin Hughes; 9. Flexible copyright: can the EU author's right accommodate fair use? P. Bernt Hugenholtz; 10. The limits of 'limitations and exceptions' in copyright law Jerome H. Reichman; 11. Lessons from CopyrightX William W. Fisher, III; 12. Rights on the border: the Berne Convention and neighbouring rights Sam Ricketson; 13. How oracle erred: the use/explanation distinction and the future of computer copyright Wendy J. Gordon; 14. International copyright limitations and exceptions as development policy Ruth L. Okediji.