Research Exceptions in Comparative Copyright
November 4, 2021 | 12:00 EDT,听17:00 CET
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Abstract
Recent scholarship has highlighted the positive impact on scholarship of copyright exceptions for text and data mining and of more 鈥渙pen鈥 exceptions for research uses. Until now, however, there has not been a collection and categorization of the world鈥檚 copyright laws according to the degree to which they provide exceptions for research.
In this lecture the results of the first such study will be discussed. The study shows that every copyright law in the world has at least one exception to promote research uses of copyrighted works, but that such exceptions vary widely between countries. We conclude that the world鈥檚 exceptions for research can be categorized along a five point spectrum from the most open to (Green in our map) to the most closed (Red) to research uses, including for text and data mining (or 鈥渃omputational鈥) research. This information may be useful to policy makers searching for models as well to scholars looking for independent variables to use in impact analysis.
Sean Flynn
Sean Flynn is Director and Professorial Lecturer at the 17吃瓜在线, Washington College of Law (WCL). He teaches courses on the intersection of intellectual property, trade law, and human rights and is Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP). At PIJIP, Professor Flynn designs and manages a wide variety of research and advocacy projects that promote public interests in intellectual property and information law and coordinates PIJIP鈥檚 academic program.
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