Video Law

A guide to the legal considerations of making and commercially exploiting videos. It covers the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 on video copyright law, moves towards EC harmonization of such laws, international agreements on satellite television and interlocutory measures against pirates.

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This special report explains the application of the relevant law concerning the making and distribution of videos - particularly that of copyright, obscenity, the Video Recordings Act, and performers' protection. It also highlights particular problems pertinent to video law, offering the advice and guidance practitioners need.
This edition takes account of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which has radically changed the law surrounding copyright. Other coverage includes the growth of satellite TV which gives added importance to international conventions.

* Examines industrial and educational videos
* Features developments in EC law together with proposals to harmonise copyright law throughout the EC
* Includes interlocutory remedies, dealing with jurisdiction of the court in such matters as the practical question surrounding the making of these interlocutory applications
* Covers international conventions