Gendreau, Ysolde --- "Walking the copyright tightrope" [2017] ELECD 1290; in Torremans, Paul (ed), "Research Handbook on Copyright Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) 1

Book Title: Research Handbook on Copyright Law

Editor(s): Torremans, Paul

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781785361425

Section: Chapter 1

Section Title: Walking the copyright tightrope

Author(s): Gendreau, Ysolde

Number of pages: 30

Abstract/Description:

Whatever the direction a discussion nowadays on contemporary copyright is taking, it is fair to assume that the issue of the balancing of interests will be raised. The chapter looks at the official balancing acts that meet in copyright statutes anywhere (economic versus moral rights; copyright versus related rights; rights versus remedies) as well as those that are not so often mentioned, but that nevertheless have an impact on the understanding of the law (justifications for copyright; shifting identities within copyright law). Canadian law is used to provide examples, but the reasoning can easily resonate elsewhere. Keywords: copyright, copyright balance, copyright subtext, international copyright, collective management, copyright exceptions.