Yearbook of Copyright and Media Law

Eric Barendt is Goodman Professor of Media Law at University College London and a former Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford. Alison Firth is senior lecturer in intellectual property law at Queen Mary and Westfield College London. Stephen Bate is a barrister specialising in copyright and media law and has published on satellite telecommunications as well as the regulation of broadcasting Thomas Gibbons is a lecturer in law at the University of Manchester

Table of Cases; Table of Statutes and Treaties; PART 1: ARTICLES; The Impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the Use of Copyright by Public Authorities for the Purpose of Censorship; The Problems of Personality Merchandising in English Law - The King, the Princess and the Penguins; The Use of Competitors' Trade Marks in Advertising: Honest, Fair or Not?; Regulating Speech on the Internet; Libel Damages: The Beginning of the End?; Forum Shopping in Libel Actions; Freedom of Expression under the South African Constitution; Spirits in the Material World. Musicians, lawyers and the scope and legal enforceability of music contracts; PART II: SPECIAL SURVEY; The Term Directive and Its Implementation; PART III: ANNUAL SURVEYS; Copyright and the Media; (a) Developments in Substantive Copyright Law; (b) The Music Industry in 1997 and 1998; (c) EC and UK Competition Law Developments; (d) Developments in the Law Relating to Remedies in Practice and Procedure; Developments in Collective Licensing; REVIEW OF TRADE MARKS AND PASSING OFF CASES; Spyros Maniatis; Broadcasting and Cable Services; (a) Main Developments in the Field of Broadcasting Law in 1997 and 1998; (b) Main Developments in the Field of Local Delivery and Associated Telecommunications Services; The European Convention on Human Rights and Media Law; Libel Law; Contempt of Court, Reporting Restrictions and Disclosure of Sources; PART IV: REVIEW OF BOOKS; Review of Flint: A User's Guide to Copyright; Review of Arnold: Performers' Rights; Review of Craufurd Smith: Broadcasting law and Fundamental Rights; Review of Gillies and Marshall: Telecommunications Law; Index