And now I have been searching for a new Master Thesis Theme. Since I first wanted to research if there was a right to free and accessible internet. But after some research I found out that just one year ago a Dutch student already researched it and mainly discussed the issues I wanted to put into my Master thesis(1).
So I will research what other themes I would like to research for my Master thesis. It will probably have to do with "fair use", "internet", "human rights" and/or "creativity".
I was thinking about:
- how can the "fair use" doctrine contribute to the right on information?
- how can "fair use" by applied in a digital network (comparative research American doctrine and the EU law based written exceptions)?
- what can one do with "orphan works" and how do international treaties deal with this?
- Via the Copyright acts, is the right to access to internet protected?
- Issues on Traditional knowledge: what are the current issues, what are the difficulties to overcome?
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(1) for the ones interested: http://www.internetscriptieprijs.nl/, or more specifically: http://www.internetscriptieprijs.nl/downloads/scriptie_Van_Kuijk.pdf (only available in dutch).(2) (c) 2007, photo from http://www.internetscriptieprijs.nl/ author unknown - in case you think you know or are the author, please send me a notice that includes: your full name, proof of authorship and ownership and I'll give you full credits on this blog.
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