Huge controversy has arisen since the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014 of Hong Kong, dubbed “Internet Article 23” by … whether uploading cover version (which refers to “online posting of earnest performance of copyright works” according to the … legal framework concerning cover version issue under Hong Kong copyright law. It then considers why such issue has provoked …

Since the mid-1990s, countries have struggled to respond to copyright challenges created by the internet and new … actions and lobbying efforts has rejuvenated the debate on the proper legal response to the digital copyright challenges. Like … many other jurisdictions, Hong Kong, in the past few years, has been busy exploring copyright law reform to respond to …

copyright regime. Building on two earlier consultations on digital copyright reform launched in December 2006 and April 2008 … last option is badly needed because even a broad, unlimited copyright exception for parody, satire, caricature or pastiche … creating exceptions in the copyright regime would benefit both copyright owners and internet users. The paper concludes by …

The quest for a user-friendly copyright regime began a decade ago when the Hong Kong government launched a public … consultation on "Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment" in December 2006. Although this consultation initially sought to … evolved into a more comprehensive digital upgrade of the Hong Kong copyright regime. A decade later, however, Hong Kong still …

piracy and display consistency in the implementation of copyright protection legislation. …There is an ongoing conflict between software copyright owners and a vast majority of users who are continually finding … copyrights protection legislation. The main arguments of the users, for opting to use unlicensed software, are the low purchasing …

the successful opposition to the antipiracy bills, voices arguing a revolution in copyright legislation and policymaking … tech industries’ recent rise to be one of the most influential lobbies in copyright legislative arena, and social networks … copyright holders have had disproportionate influence on copyright lawmaking to the detriment of the general public. Following …

constitutional system of checks and balances by making an independent review of whether the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) was … drafted with important substantive limitations on federal power to grant exclusive rights of patent and copyright, designed to … resolve the complex policy tensions that will be present in any modern copyright statute. The Court possesses the power of …