Publisher's Synopsis
This is one of a series for the law degree based on research on the syllabuses of most of the law teaching establishments. These exam texts aim to encourage students to use them throughout the year as well as allowing them to take them into examinations.;This text concentrates on intellectual property and includes the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO performances and phonograms Treaty. The EC Directives on Technology transfer agreements and on protection of databases are also included, as well as the amendments to UK copyright legislation implementing the EC Directives on duration of copyright, rental and lending rights, all of which are of major importance to intellectual property law and practice.