Protecting Works of Fact Copyright, Freedom of Expression, and Information Law

Factual information, such as stock market data, weather reports, topographical data and business news, is rapidly becoming a very valuable commodity. And wherever business is booming, piracy is looming. Can copyright law provide adequate protection? Is there a conflict between a copyright in works of fact and the freedom of expression? Protecting Works of Factis about these and other dilemma's of information law. The book contains a collection of articles written by legal scholars and practitioners. Most articles were originally presented at the 'Copyright in Information' conference of the Institute for Information Law (University of Amsterdam), which was held in Amsterdam on December 1, 1989.Dommering, Egbert J. is the author of 'Protecting Works of Fact Copyright, Freedom of Expression, and Information Law' with ISBN 9789065445674 and ISBN 9065445676.