Table of Contents

1. Introduction PART 1: SUBSISTENCE OF COPYRIGHT AND INFRINGEMENT METHODOLOGY 2. Subsistence of Copyright and Infringement Analysis under US and UK Laws 3. Limiting Doctrines of Merger and Scènes à Faire PART 2: THE SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF USER INTERFACES 4. The Copyright Protection of User Interfaces 5. Copyright Protection of Video Games PART 3: REVERSE ENGINEERING AND DEFENCES 6. Reverse Engineering 7. Defences and Other Permitted Acts PART 4: CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE 8. Software Copyright Protection in Relation to Internet Technology 9. Database Protection in the United Kingdom: the New Deal and its Effects on Software Protection 10. The Copyright-Contract Interface and Software Protection 11. General Conclusion

About the Author

Stanley Lai is a lawyer with the firm Lee & Lee in Singapore.

Reviews

This is a well-written and highly useful book.
*European Intellectual Property Review*

…one of the most attractive features of this book is the lengthy (34-page) Appendix offering a simplified account of the technological detail. Dr Lai's book presents a well written, comprehensive and detailed exposition. There is no question that Dr Lai's book amounts to a definitive resource for intellectual property lawyers, academics and researchers both in the UK and elsewhere. Its usefulness is strengthened by the extensive footnoting which supplements the body text
*CTLR*