A User's Guide to Copyright

2017 | Law

A User's Guide to Copyright, 7th 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: 1. What is copyright law? 2. Copyright works 3. Originality 4. Qualification of protection and international copyright 5.

Breach of confidence and passing off 6. Term of copyright and publication right 7. Restricted acts and acts off secondary infringement 8. Infringement of copyright and remedies 9. Exceptions and defences to copyright actions 10. Ownership, transmission and licensing of copyright 11. Moral rights 12 Rights in performance 13. Collecting societies, copyright licensing schemes 14. EU law, competition and copyright 15. The protection of designs 16. The protection of databases 17. Publishers and printers 18. Newspapers, magazines and periodicals 19. Schools, universities and other educational establishments 20. Libraries and archives 21. Reprography 22. The music industry: publishers and composers and the record industry 23. Drama, ballet and opera production 24. Film and television production 25. Public performance: discos, concert halls, cinemas etc 26. Networked communication broadcasting, cable, internet and mobile transmissions 27. Artists, photographers, art galleries, art dealers and museums 28. Architects and architecture 29. Advertising agencies 30. Computer software 31. Character merchandising 32. Designers of consumer goods, fashion goods and spare parts 33.

Piracy and counterfeiting. Previous ISBN: 9781845920685

Tom Rivers (Author)

Clive Thorne (Author)

Jonathan Cornthwaite (Author)

Michael Flint (Author)