Publishing law

• Main Author: Jones, Hugh
• Other Authors: Benson, Christopher
• Format: Unknown
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2006
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Subjects: Copyright > Great Britain; Press law > Great Britain; Authors and publishers > Great Britain
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• Physical Description: x, 337 pages 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0415384257 (hardback : alk. paper); 0415384273 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780415384255 (hbk); 9780415384278 (pbk); 9780415384254; 0203969871

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.