Film and Television Distribution and the Internet : A Legal Guide for the Media Industry

Andrew Sparrow's book focuses on the practical application of UK and EU law as it applies to the distribution of television and film through the internet. This includes terms of contract and copyright as well as areas such as the licensing of rights. It also covers the commercial aspects of delivering film and television services to a customer base. The opportunities for companies operating in this area are extraordinary (as are the legal implications) and Andrew Sparrow's highly practical guide provides an excellent starting point for navigating through what is a complex area of regulation, contract, copyright and consumer law. This companion volume to Andrew Sparrow's Music Distribution and the Internet: A Legal Guide for the Music Business focuses on the practical application of UK and EU law as it applies to the distribution of television and film through the internet. This includes obvious areas such as terms of contract and copyright as they affect actors, presenters, producers and distributors but also the commercial aspects of delivering these services to a customer base, including data and consumer protection, payment, online advertising; as well as areas such as defamation, protection of minors and so on. The opportunities for companies operating in this area extraordinary as are the legal implications and Andrew Sparrow's highly practical guide provides an excellent starting point for navigating through what is a complex of regulation, contract, copyright and consumer law.

There is no area of business that is more dramatically affected by the explosion of web-based services delivered to computers, PDAs and mobile phones than the film and television industries. The web is creating radical new ways of marketing and delivering television and film content; one that draws in not simply traditional broadcasters and producers but a whole new range of organizations such as news organizations, web companies, mobile phone companies. This companion volume to Andrew Sparrow's Music Distribution and the Internet: A Legal Guide for the Music Business focuses on the practical application of UK and EU law as it applies to the distribution of television and film through the internet. This includes obvious areas such as terms of contract and copyright as they affect studios, broadcasters, sales agents,distributors, Internet Service Provider's, film financiers, and online film retailers but also the commercial aspects of delivering these services to a customer base, including protecting and exploiting Intellectual Property Rights, engaging with new content platforms, strategic agreements with content aggregators, data and consumer protection, payment, online marketing and advertising; as well as areas such as licensing of rights and so on. The opportunities for companies operating in this area are extraordinary as are the legal implications and Andrew Sparrow's highly practical guide provides an excellent starting point for navigating through what is a complex area of regulation, contract, copyright and consumer law.

There is no area of business that is more dramatically affected by the explosion of web-based services delivered to computers, PDAs and mobile phones than the film and television industries. The web is creating radical new ways of marketing and delivering television and film content; one that draws in not simply traditional broadcasters and producers but a whole new range of organizations such as news organizations, web companies and mobile phone service providers. This companion volume to Andrew Sparrow's Music Distribution and the Internet: A Legal Guide for the Music Business focuses on the practical application of UK and EU law as it applies to the distribution of television and film through the internet. This includes terms of contract and copyright as they affect studios, broadcasters, sales agents, distributors, internet service providers, film financiers, and online film retailers; as well as areas such as the licensing of rights. It also covers the commercial aspects of delivering film and television services to a customer base, including engaging with new content platforms, strategic agreements with content aggregators, protecting and exploiting intellectual property rights, data and consumer protection, and payment, online marketing and advertising. The opportunities for companies operating in this area are extraordinary (as are the legal implications) and Andrew Sparrow's highly practical guide provides an excellent starting point for navigating through what is a complex area of regulation, contract, copyright and consumer law. The impact of the Internet on film and television distribution Online contracts for the sale of film titles & merchandise Website terms and conditions for the supply of film DVD's and other movie merchandise over the Internet The electronic commerce (EC directive) regulations 2002 Protecting and exploiting intellectual property rights in online film and television content The marketing of film titles and merchandise online Collecting online data about film buying audiences The distance selling regulations and online film title and merchandise sales Paying for film downloads Engaging with new content platforms Strategic agreements between the online film company and content aggregators Online advertising and promotion of film and television titles and merchandise Electronic signatures and online film sales Disability discrimination issues for film websites Whose law applies to film sales over the Internet The audiovisual services directive.