Publishing Law - Hugh Jones, Christopher Benson

Publishing Law

Buch | Hardcover
352 Seiten
2006 | 3rd New edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-38425-4 (ISBN)
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Offers an introduction to UK and EU law, coverage of electronic rights and e-commerce issues, and coverage of changes in UK and EU legislation. This book addresses a range of key legal issues in the publishing process and explains legal points with reference to important statutes, cases and relevant trade practices.
With an introduction to UK and EU law, full coverage of electronic rights and e-commerce issues and detailed coverage of changes in UK and EU legislation, this third edition of Publishing Law continues in its status as a comprehensive guide to the law as it affects the publishing process.


Hugh Jones and Christopher Benson address a range of key legal issues in the publishing process and explain legal points with reference to important statutes, cases and relevant trade practices. The issues include:




copyright, moral rights, commissioning and contracts, including online access and ebooks
libel and other legal risks such as negligence, privacy and obscenity
infringement and defences such as fair dealing; trade marks and passing off
consumer law, data protection, advertising and promotion, distribution and export.


This work is a comprehensive handbook for publishers, authors and agents, and anyone who needs a practical understanding of where and how the law may apply.

Hugh Jones is Copyright Counsel to The Publishers Association, and to the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM). He also advises the Publishers Licensing Society on copyright issues. Christopher Benson is a solicitor at City law firm Taylor Wessing. He has been practising for over ten years as an intellectual property lawyer.

Part 1: The Law, and Original Works 1. Publishing and the Law 2. Copyright 3. Other Rights of Authors and Publishers Part 2: Commissioning: Publishing Contracts 4. Author Contracts 5. Other Contracts Part 3: Delivery, Editing and Obligations on Publication 6. Delivery, Editing and Obligations on Publication Part 4: Publish and be Damned 7. Defamation and other Risks 8. Copyright Infringement 9. Trade Marks and Passing Off Part 5: Sales and Marketing 10. Sale of Goods and Consumer Protection 11. Advertising and Promotion 12. Distribution and Export Appendix A: A to Z Glossary of Legal Terms Appendix B: Useful Addresses Appendix C: Further Reading and Sources

Erscheint lt. Verlag 8.3.2006
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 680 g
Themenwelt Recht / Steuern Allgemeines / Lexika
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht IT-Recht
Sozialwissenschaften Kommunikation / Medien Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
Sozialwissenschaften Kommunikation / Medien Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10 0-415-38425-7 / 0415384257
ISBN-13 978-0-415-38425-4 / 9780415384254
Zustand Neuware
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