Description
This title is a clear and detailed account of the law and practice of copyright, explained in a user-friendly manner. Coverage includes changes in licensing developments and electronic copyright progress, and updates arising from EU harmonisation of copyright law. There is also information on design right and copyright-related rights such as recording and performing rights. A glossary of terms and an index help to make this a key reference guide to a notoriously complex area of information management.
Table of Contents
Introduction to copyright and related rights; Copyright and database right: Duration and authorship of works; Electronic copyright; Rights of ownership: copyright, database right; Copyright permissions: fair dealing including guidelines; Libraries and archives copying: permissions and guidelines; Other copying permissions; Licensed copying; Public playing, showing or performing and lending or rental; Moral rights; Design right; Copyright administration; International copyright; `Out of copyright?'; Problems
