The Value of the Right of Communication to the Public for the Sporting Industry in the Commonwealth Caribbean

Koo, Justin

The Value of the Right of Communication to the Public for the Sporting Industry in the Commonwealth Caribbean

‘The value of the right of communication to the public for the sporting industry in the Commonwealth Caribbean’ (2019) 10(2) Global Sports Law and Taxation Reports 55

9 Pages Posted: 28 May 2020

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Justin Koo

The University of the West Indies, St Augustine

Date Written: 2019

Abstract

The right of communication to the public has been one of the most hotly contested copyright issues in recent history. Though the spotlight was focused on EU copyright law, the issue has significance for the Commonwealth Caribbean because several countries have adopted communication to the public rights that appear similar to the language and structure of the EU right, in line with Article 8 of the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) 1996. With that in mind, this paper aims to explore the value of the communication to the public right for the sports industries of Commonwealth Caribbean countries. This necessarily entails an examination of the existing legal framework, its problems and avenues for future development.

Keywords: Copyright, Copyright Law, Caribbean, Sports Law, Communication to the Public

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Koo, Justin, The Value of the Right of Communication to the Public for the Sporting Industry in the Commonwealth Caribbean (2019). ‘The value of the right of communication to the public for the sporting industry in the Commonwealth Caribbean’ (2019) 10(2) Global Sports Law and Taxation Reports 55, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3589732