Harmonising Copyright Law and Dealing with Dissonance

A Framework for Convergence of US and EU law

The late Sheldon W. Halpern, formerly Emeritus Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University, US and Phillip Johnson, Professor of Commercial Law, Cardiff Law School, UK

The highly-regarded authors of this important work explore the constitutional, institutional, and cultural barriers to harmonisation of the copyright laws of the United States and the European Union. They consider these matters in the real world transnational environment in which copyright law operates and suggest that the reality transcends the differences, offering a framework for meaningful harmonisation.

‘The book reads so easily you hardly notice the erudition that has gone into it. Whether the authors are right in thinking harmonisation would be easier than is supposed is an open question – one they make you think about seriously.’
– Rt Hon Sir Robin Jacob, University College London, UK