Butterworths Hong Kong Copyright Handbook, 3rd Edition

Butterworths Hong Kong Copyright Handbook (Third Edition) is a detailed work of reference containing up-to-date materials on the Copyright Ordinance (Cap 528), the most important legislation pertaining to copyright law in Hong Kong.

This Handbook reproduces the text of the Copyright Ordinance (Cap 528) as is currently in force, together with details on all amendments and repeals. This Handbook also provides section-by-section annotations to the Ordinance. These annotations encompass significant judicial decisions and rules of court, as well as notes ranging from definitions of words and phrases to discussion on practical aspects and contentious issues relating to particular sections and other authoritative materials in a succinct format. Furthermore, the annotations are fully crossreferenced, and the Handbook comes with comprehensive tables of cases and legislation referred to.

Since the last edition of this book, the Copyright Ordinance (Cap 528) has been amended by amongst others, the changes made to the annotations of Sections 22, 25, 31, 32, 35, 35B, 36, 38, 40A-40F, 41A,43, 45, 46, 54A, 54B, 54, 70, 72, 81A, 83, 84, 91, 95, 96, 109, 118, 119, 119B, 120, 120A, 121, 131, 132, 133, 154, 161, 171, 172, 187,189, 198, 199, 200, 207, 207A, 211, 213A, 215, 228, 229, 229A, 233, 238, 239, 242A, 244, 246A, 246B, 247, 258A, 272A-272O, 273, 273A-273H, 274, 282, 283, Schedule 1, Schedule 1AA, Schedule 1AB, Schedule 1A, Schedule 2 and Schedule 7 of the Ordinance. These amendments are incorporated in this edition so that it will serve as the most up-to-date reference guide.

This series has been cited, with authority, in over one hundred court cases in the Hong Kong Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal, and Court of Final Appeal. This Handbook will be an invaluable source of reference for practitioners, in-house lawyers, executives in media and publishing companies, executives in music and broadcasting companies, academics, students and those who are engaged or interested in Hong Kong copyright law.