Guan Hong Tang expertly highlights how the multidimensional concept of public interest has influenced the development and limitations of Chinese copyright. Since 1990 China has awarded copyright - individual rights - but also provides for public, non-criminal enforcement. The author reveals that pressures of development, globalization and participation in a world economy have hastened the loss of public interest from copyright. However, for a socialist country, placing the common ahead of the individual interest, the public interest also constitutes a phenomenological tool with which to limit copyright. The author also discusses how the rise of the Internet, which has had a major social and economic impact on China, raises problems for Chinese copyright law. Comparing Chinese copyright law with the USA and the UK, topical issues are presented in this unique book including those arising within education, library and archives sectors. This insightful book will strongly appeal to students and researchers in IP law, comparative law, Chinese studies, international commerce and information science. It will also prove invaluable for lawyers and consultants with expertise in IP and China.

In an era marked by economic uncertainty and rising living costs, the need for compassionate and effective personal insolvency systems has never been more urgent. This edited volume offers a timely and incisive exploration of the complexities of personal insolvency regimes.Drawing on insights from the UK, the US, Europe, Japan, and China, the book examines how diverse legal systems negotiate the tensions between debt relief and moral hazard, creditor protection and social equity, and market efficiency and human dignity. It compares the effectiveness of neoliberal models, middle-ground approaches, and state-led systems, offering assessments of their respective strengths and limitations.The analysis moves beyond theory, grounding its arguments in real-world examples while advancing the case for a robust, stand-alone personal insolvency framework in China. By synthesising global experience with local experimentation, the volume demonstrates how such a framework could strengthen economic resilience, uphold human dignity, and bring China's system into closer alignment with international standards.Ideal for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike, this book bridges academic rigour and practical relevance, inviting readers to reconsider insolvency not merely as a mechanism of last resort but as an instrument of financial rehabilitation and social inclusion.

In an era marked by economic uncertainty and rising living costs, the need for compassionate and effective personal insolvency systems has never been more urgent. This edited volume offers a timely and incisive exploration of the complexities of personal insolvency regimes.Drawing on insights from the UK, the US, Europe, Japan, and China, the book examines how diverse legal systems negotiate the tensions between debt relief and moral hazard, creditor protection and social equity, and market efficiency and human dignity. It compares the effectiveness of neoliberal models, middle-ground approaches, and state-led systems, offering assessments of their respective strengths and limitations.The analysis moves beyond theory, grounding its arguments in real-world examples while advancing the case for a robust, stand-alone personal insolvency framework in China. By synthesising global experience with local experimentation, the volume demonstrates how such a framework could strengthen economic resilience, uphold human dignity, and bring China's system into closer alignment with international standards.Ideal for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike, this book bridges academic rigour and practical relevance, inviting readers to reconsider insolvency not merely as a mechanism of last resort but as an instrument of financial rehabilitation and social inclusion.

Guan Hong Tang expertly highlights how the multidimensional concept of public interest has influenced the development and limitations of Chinese copyright. Since 1990 China has awarded copyright - individual rights - but also provides for public, non-criminal enforcement. The author reveals that pressures of development, globalization and participation in a world economy have hastened the loss of public interest from copyright. However, for a socialist country, placing the common ahead of the individual interest, the public interest also constitutes a phenomenological tool with which to limit copyright. The author also discusses how the rise of the Internet, which has had a major social and economic impact on China, raises problems for Chinese copyright law. Comparing Chinese copyright law with the USA and the UK, topical issues are presented in this unique book including those arising within education, library and archives sectors. This insightful book will strongly appeal to students and researchers in IP law, comparative law, Chinese studies, international commerce and information science. It will also prove invaluable for lawyers and consultants with expertise in IP and China.

In an era marked by economic uncertainty and rising living costs, the need for compassionate and effective personal insolvency systems has never been more urgent. This edited volume offers a timely and incisive exploration of the complexities of personal insolvency regimes.Drawing on insights from the UK, the US, Europe, Japan, and China, the book examines how diverse legal systems negotiate the tensions between debt relief and moral hazard, creditor protection and social equity, and market efficiency and human dignity. It compares the effectiveness of neoliberal models, middle-ground approaches, and state-led systems, offering assessments of their respective strengths and limitations.The analysis moves beyond theory, grounding its arguments in real-world examples while advancing the case for a robust, stand-alone personal insolvency framework in China. By synthesising global experience with local experimentation, the volume demonstrates how such a framework could strengthen economic resilience, uphold human dignity, and bring China's system into closer alignment with international standards.Ideal for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike, this book bridges academic rigour and practical relevance, inviting readers to reconsider insolvency not merely as a mechanism of last resort but as an instrument of financial rehabilitation and social inclusion.

In an era marked by economic uncertainty and rising living costs, the need for compassionate and effective personal insolvency systems has never been more urgent. This edited volume offers a timely and incisive exploration of the complexities of personal insolvency regimes.Drawing on insights from the UK, the US, Europe, Japan, and China, the book examines how diverse legal systems negotiate the tensions between debt relief and moral hazard, creditor protection and social equity, and market efficiency and human dignity. It compares the effectiveness of neoliberal models, middle-ground approaches, and state-led systems, offering assessments of their respective strengths and limitations.The analysis moves beyond theory, grounding its arguments in real-world examples while advancing the case for a robust, stand-alone personal insolvency framework in China. By synthesising global experience with local experimentation, the volume demonstrates how such a framework could strengthen economic resilience, uphold human dignity, and bring China's system into closer alignment with international standards.Ideal for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike, this book bridges academic rigour and practical relevance, inviting readers to reconsider insolvency not merely as a mechanism of last resort but as an instrument of financial rehabilitation and social inclusion.