Zhong Zheng Boeken

Acknowledging the pivotal role of mentorship, the author expresses deep gratitude to key figures in their academic journey, including Professor Steven Boggs and co-supervisor Professor Reza Iravani, for their guidance and support. The appreciation extends to committee members for their insights on numerical methods and to Toshiba Corporation for their contributions to the ZnO arrester project. Financial support from various scholarships and councils is also recognized, highlighting the collaborative efforts that facilitated the author's research and academic success.

Private use is full of uncertainty both in theory and in application. Given the fact that the copying itself, whether in a private use context or a piracy context, is physically the same, it is very easy to confuse private copying with piracy. However, private use serves an important role not only relating to users’ fundamental rights such as free speech and the right of autonomy and privacy, but also in contributing to the creative process by fostering creativity-relevant human capital. This book critically evaluates the legal treatment of private use under Chinese digital copyright law, which provides overprotection for Technological Protection Measures (TPMs) and abandons the private use limitation on digital copyright. It also examines the underlying causes and possible solutions.