"This work is not just another monograph on copyright and neighbouring rights. It represents a fundamental contribution to study of this discipline made, in response to UNESCO’s request, by the eminent specialist on the subject, Professor Delia Lipszyc [...] UNESCO’s programme for the promotion
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of teaching of copyright and neighbouring rights has sought to devise appropriate draft syllabuses, while encouraging the establishment of professorships for the study of this discipline in universities. In collaboration with eminent experts in each region, the proposed syllabuses have already been brought into line with the legal contexts of Latin America, French-speaking Africa, the Arab States, the Asian and Pacific region, English-speaking Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The updated version of this work, the Spanish original of which was published in 1993, is an additional contribution to this endeavour. It responds to the deeply felt concern of universities to see the teaching programmes adopted by them supported by a work which covers the subject in its every aspect, its basis being statute law throughout the world and the experience of its application. Professor Lipszyc’s work represents a remarkable contribution in this respect. It gives the teaching of copyright and neighbouring rights a greater operational dimension in a universal context. Set out as a university manual, it presents, with its clear and searching approach, the many and varied aspects of this important legal discipline as reflected in the different laws throughout the world, the relevant international conventions and current international thinking on the subject, in the light of technological progress in the methods of creation, production and dissemination of works of the mind. It offers appropriate clarification of legal concepts hitherto the province of specialists, and makes them more readily understood. This work is, in short, a precious resource with which students and specialists in copyright and neighbouring rights can be provided, and an invaluable tool in aiding the various parties involved in cultural activity to organize their professional relationships on a sound and equitable basis." (Preface)
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"Communicating Democracy presents the first comprehensive comparative investigation of the role of the media in the move toward democracy in developing and post-communist countries. Recognizing the central role of an independent press in the formulation of stable democracies, Patrick H. O'Neil and a
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team of area and country specialists explore the particular cultural, economic, and political conditions that have shaped the media in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. The authors examine how the print and electronic media function in societies that have recently made the move toward democracy--whether successfully or not. They pay particular attention to the role of the media in political life prior to transition; the impact of an authoritarian legacy on media structures after the move toward democracy; the problems in developing an independent media; and issues involving content, objectivity, and bias." (Publisher description)
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"La version française de cet ouvrage publié en espagnol en 1993 entre dans le cadre de la promotion de cet enseignement at apporte une contribution fondamentale à l'étude de ce droit. L'auteur, éminente spécialiste, a su structurer la matière de cet ouvrage en un manuel d'enseignement. Elle a
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borde avec rigueur et clarté les multiples aspects de cette discipline, en constante évolution, en illustrant ses développements avec de nombreux exemples." (Dos de counverture)
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"Global Broadcasting Systems (1996) provides a comprehensive look at broadcasting throughout the world. It covers every continent, region and almost every country in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Within each geographical area, it presents the history, key issues, trends
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and status of broadcasting facilities and penetration; the control, regulation and management of networks and stations by government, domestic and foreign industry and the public; the financing of broadcasting systems; programming types and trends, including foreign imports; media freedom and censorship; and external radio and television services from other countries. The book discusses how new technology and political, social and economic factors influence the global media, and shows how increasing privatization has changed patterns of control and access." (Publisher description)
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"Diese Veröffentlichung umfasst einen Vergleich der Meinungs-, Presse- und Informationsfreiheit in 169 Staaten der Welt. Dem normativen Teil liegt eine systematische Dokumentation von Verfassungstexten und anderen Rechtsquellen zugrunde, dem empirischen eine Fallsammlung von Verstößen gegen die K
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ommunikationsfreiheiten." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"Este libro es resultado de un seminario realizado en Las Vertientes (Chile) en octubre de 1991 que contaba con el auspicio de la UNESCO y de la UNICEF. Presenta las experiencias pedagógicas más relevantes que hasta la fecha se han realizado en América Latina por asumir crítica y creativamente l
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a presencia de la cultura mediatizada. Descrito por los propios equipos que los impulsan, la mayor parte del libro muestra programas, proyectos y metodologías de Educación para los Medios de Comunicación. Se presenta en total 19 experiencias concretas de todo el continente de trabajo educativo con niños, jóvenes y adultos. El panorama de reflexión y experiencias que este libro ofrece lo convierte en un punto de partida para futuros esfuerzos en esta temática crucial. Un directorio de instituciones y la bibliografía seleccionada además facilitan el acceso a informaciones más detalladas." (CAMECO Mediaforum nr. 2/1994)
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