A User's Guide to Copyright - Softcover

Michael Flint; Clive Thorne; Jonathan Cornthwaite

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184766685X ISBN 13: 9781847666857

Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional, 2017

Synopsis

A User's Guide to Copyright, Seventh Edition is long established as one of the key texts in the field. Renowned for its practical, user-friendly and authoritative approach and for its practical application to the main copyright using industries, the book is considered essential reading for legal practitioners, copyright law students and - crucially - for those working in the copyright using industries. Extensively cross-referenced to cases, legislation and leading texts and articles, this book clearly and effectively illustrates and explains the scope and relevance of copyright law in the new digital information era. Legislation and case law includes: WIPO Treaties; Number of EU Directives; Enterprise and regulatory Reform Act 2013; Football Association Premier League case (CJEU (C-403/08)); Infopaq (C-302/10); Public Relations Consultants Association v The Newspaper Licensing Agency (C-360/13); ITV v TVCatchup (C-607/11); Da Vinci Code case - Baigent v Random House; Fisher v Brooker 2009 UKHL 41 - the Whiter Shade of Pale case. CONTENTS: Part 1 Copyright law 1 What is copyright? 2 Copyright Works 3 Originality 4 Qualification for protection and international copyright 5 Term of copyright and publication right 6 Restricted acts and acts of secondary infringement 7 Infringement of copyright and remedies 8 Exceptions and defences to copyright actions 9 Ownership, transmission and licensing of copyright 10 Moral rights 11 Rights in Performances 12 Collective management and licensing of copyright: Collecting societies, copyright licensing schemes and the Copyright Tribunal 13 EU law, competition and copyright 14 The protection of databases Part 2 Copyright in use 15 Publishers and printers 16 Newspapers, magazines and periodicals 17 Schools, universities and other educational establishments 18 Libraries, archives and museums 19 Businesses and the professions 20 The music industry: publishers and composers, artists and record companies 21 Drama, ballet and opera production 22 Film and television production 23 Public performance: discotheques, concert halls, cinemas, theatres, clubs, hotels, etc 24 Networked communications: broadcasting, cable, internet and mobile transmissions 25 Artists, photographers, art galleries, art dealers and museums 26 Architects and architecture 27 Advertising agencies 28 Software Part 3 Appendices Appendix 1 Relevant organisations Appendix 2 Table of Incidence of Copyright

About this title

About the Author

General Editor: Clive Thorne is Special Counsel at Baker Botts. Consultant Editor: Michael Flint has written and lectured widely on copyright and entertainment law issues. Assistant Editor: Jonathan Cornthwaite is a partner at Wedlake Bell and Head of Competition Law.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184766685X
• ISBN 13: 9781847666857
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 568