Publishing Law

This welcome second edition now includes coverage of electronic rights and e-commerce, as well as recent changes in legislation, and provides a comprehensive guide to the law as it affects the publishing process. Legal points are explained with reference to important statutes, cases and relevant trade practices, and the new edition now contains a revised glossary amd lists of useful addresses and further reading. Written by the Copyright Counsel of the Publishers' Association and a practicing solicitor with many years experience of the publishing trade, this work will serve as a comprehensive handbook for all those who need a practical understanding of where and how the law may apply, including publishers, authors, and agents. Part I : Ideas And Original Works -- 1. Authors And Ideas -- 2. Copyright -- 3. Other Rights Of Authors And Publishers -- Part Ii : Commissioning: Publishing Contracts -- 4. Author Contracts -- 5. Other Contracts -- Part Iii : Delivery, Editing And Production -- 6. Delivery, Editing And Production -- Part Iv : Publish And Be Damned -- 7. Defamation And Other Risks -- 8. Copyright Infringement -- 9. Trade Marks And Passing Off -- Part V : Sales And Marketing -- 10. Sale Of Goods And Consumer Protection -- 11. Advertising And Promotion -- 12. Distribution And Export Hugh Jones And Christopher Benson. Includes Index. All published works start with an original idea, and all ideas have an author.