Publishing Law

Overview

Fully updated with a new 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.

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Author Information

Bio of Hugh Jones

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.

Bio of Christopher Benson

Christopher Benson is a solicitor at City law firm Taylor Wessing. He has been practising for over ten years as an intellectual property lawyer.

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Additional Info

Imprint

Taylor & Francis

Filesize

1.76 MB

Number of Pages

337

eBook ISBN

0203969871