Critically evaluate the extent to which it can be said that copyright law gives adequate and appropriate protection to contemporary works of art?

... Intellectual Property Law Assessed Essay Student No: 001813779 Question 1. Critically evaluate the extent to which it can be said that copyright law gives adequate and appropriate protection to contemporary works of art? In this essay there are certain questions that need to be resolved in order to completely consider the protection to contemporary works of art under copyright law. In general it will be necessary to consider what exactly contemporary art is in order to understand the extent of the protection, and whether this is reasonable, or is there grounds for reform of the law? Perhaps the law is too strict in this area of litigation, or on the contrary is may be too easy to gain copyright for something that is considered a form of contemporary art? Looking back at the question, by saying to what extent does the law provide adequate and appropriate protection to contemporary works of art, there is

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