Publishing Law 4th ed

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, 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.