Davison Mark J. The Legal Protection of Databases

Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 358 p.Mark Davison examines several legal models designed to protect databases, considering in particular the 1996 European Union Directive, the history of its adoption and its transposition into national laws. He compares the Directive with various American legislative proposals, as well as the principles of misappropriation that underpin them. In addition, the book also contains a commentary on the appropriateness of the various models in the context of moves for an international agreement on the topic.
This book will be of interest to academics and practitioners, including those involved with databases and other forms of new media.
Mark J. Davison is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at Monash University. He has published articles on intellectual property and restrictive trade practices in Australia, China, England, Germany, Indonesia and Thailand.