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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Copyright Protection of Unpublished Works in the Common Law World by Patrick Masiyakurima
Drawing on a rich array of sources this timely book provides a rigorous analysis of the issues connected with the copyright protection of unpublished works in the common law world including recent British and Australian attempts at reforming copyright exceptions. The types of unpublished works analysed include letters diaries manuscripts photographs memoranda sketches private journals government records and drafts intended for future publication. This engaging work asks whether copyright in unpublished works is justified a task which is prosecuted from historical normative and legal perspectives and contributes to the understanding of why cumulative protection of unpublished works emerged and how exceptions to rights in unpublished works evolved.