Formalities in copyright law : an analysis of their history, rationales and possible future /
Stef van Gompel.
- Alphen aan den Rijn : Kluwer Law International, c2011.
- xiv, 346 p. ; 25 cm.
- Information law series ; v. 23 .
- Information law series ; v. 23. .
Originally published as the authors thesis (doctoral--Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-323) and index.
Introduction -- The role and functions of formalities in intellectual property law -- The history of formalities in national copyright law -- The prohibition on formalities in international copyright law -- Contextualizing the international prohibition on copyright formalities -- Relativizing the legal-theoretical concerns with copyright formalities -- Summary and conclusion.