Contents

Part One: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF COPYRIGHT
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Plagiarism and the Obligation to Disclose Origin
Chapter 3: Plagiarism of Torah Study
Chapter 4: The Author’s Rights to the Publication of His Work
Chapter 5: The Author’s Right to ‘Destroy’ His Work
Chapter 6: Conclusion
Part Two: APPROBATION AS THE BASIS FOR COPYRIGHT
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Early Approbations
Chapter 3: The Legal Basis of Approbations
Chapter 4: Protecting the Public Interest
Chapter 5: Analogy Between Approbations and Vows
Chapter 6: The Issue of ‘Fair Use’: Use of Portions of Protected Works, and Printing with Changes
Chapter 7: Transferability of Approbations
Chapter 8: Competition for the Right to Print
Chapter 9: The Right of the Author as Distinct From That of the Printer
Chapter 10: The Limits of Protection Provided by Approbations
1. Limits in Time
2. Exploitation of Approbations
3. Approbations for Basic Works
4. Setting the Price of the Publication
5. Conditions on the Quality of Printing
6. Approbation as an Infringement of the Rights of the Public
7. Invalidity of Blanket Approbations of All Works of One Printer
8. Approbations that Cause Damage
9. Expiration of Approbations Upon the Sale of Protected Works
10. Denying Remedies to One Who Has Infringed the Rights of Others
11. Territorial Limits
12. The Authority for Granting Approbations
Chapter 11: Sanctions
Chapter 12: Approbation and the Protection of Publishers in the Law of the State of Israel