The book includes:
- viable restatements of the rationales of copyright protection for the emerging IP environment;
- new insights into the relationship between copyright protection and copyright limitations;
- in-depth explanation of the structure and functioning of the three-step test;
- detailed interpretations of each criterion of the test;
- discussion of the two WTO panel reports dealing with the test;
- a proposal for the further improvement of the copyright system and the international rules governing copyright law;
- detailed information about international conference material concerning the test; and
- discussion of potential future trends in copyright law.