Copyright and Information Privacy

Conflicting Rights in Balance

Federica Giovanella, Universita Degli Studi Di Udine, Italy

Federica Giovanella examines the on-going conflict between copyright and informational privacy rights within the judicial system in this timely and intriguing book.

‘In a world where technological development allows new forms of copyright infringement and privacy violations, what is the basis of decisions taken by lower courts when they find themselves facing the conflict between privacy and copyright? In this elegantly written book Federica Giovanella takes us on a fascinating journey in different countries to explain how the conception of privacy and copyright affects judicial decision-making.’
– Cédric Manara, EDHEC Business School, France

“Federica Giovanella represe的书nts a fascinating and unusual analysis of the way judges balance rights. Her comparative analysis and her thorough investigation of copyright and data protection law and of their conflicts sheds new light on balancing and on the role that judges play in legal systems.’
– Giovanni Sartor, European University Institute, Italy

‘In Copyright and Information Privacy: Conflicting Rights in Balance, Federica Giovanella takes us through the regulation of file-sharing in the United States, Canada and Italy to examine its impact on the privacy rights of internet users. More specifically, Giovanella looks at the jurisprudence framing requests filed by right holders against internet service providers (ISPs) for the disclosure of the identity of internet users for the purpose of enforcement. The book will be useful to both students and academics of IP, as it pulls together different strands in the relevant scholarship discussed.’
– IPKat