A User's Guide to Copyright, 7th Edition

Author: Tom Rivers; Clive Thorne; Michael Flint
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
ISBN: 9781847666857

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781845920685
Published In: December 2017
Format: Paperback , 750 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Extensively revised and updated, this latest edition considers all the major issues facing those serving and employed in the copyright using industries
Practical, user-friendly and authoritative approach
Written by experts in their fields

The new and fully revised 7th edition of this key book is designed to help both practitioners and non-legal professionals understand copyright and design law in the UK, and how it affects you. A User's Guide to Copyright 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.

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.