STAYING WITHIN THE LAW
"Great to be taught by experts and practitioners in their
respective fields! Thanks and well done!"
Redemptorist
Publications delegate
This course offers an introduction to copyright and the law, and the
importance of rights, permissions, and licensing in both a print and a
digital environment. It provides essential knowledge for anyone working on
the content and structure of contracts or licensing agreements and will
help you to:
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increase your legal knowledge
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understand existing agreements
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learn how copyright functions in a digital setting
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avoid disputes
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know when you should seek expert advice.
If you're already confident about the material covered in this course, you
may be interested in Publishing Contracts or Digital Licensing Agreements.
ProgrammeDay
one
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Copyright: definitions and relevant legislation
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Economic and moral rights
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Copyright in a digital setting
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Publishing law: introduction to UK/EU law
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Liability for what is published
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Libel, obscenity and blasphemy
Day two
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Permissions and rights: substantiality and fair dealing
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Costs, controls and agreements
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Rights and co-edition issues
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Licensing and pricing models
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Essential digital licensing term sheet
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What the client wants; what the content provider can do
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Case studies
Who will benefit from this course?Publishers,
Managing Editors, Commissioning Editors, Marketing Executives and any
non-specialists who need thorough copyright awareness.
Your
tutorsRichard Balkwill has more than 25 years' experience in
educational and children's reference publishing, latterly as a publishing
director at Heinemann. He is now an independent consultant running
CopyTrain, a writing, training and copyright service for publishers. He is
also the author of
The Multilingual Dictionary of Copyright, Rights
and Contracts. Elaine Heywood is from leading law firm, Blake
Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons. Jamie McOuat is General Manager, Rights and
Licensing, at John Wiley & Sons. Rebecca Winfield runs her own literary
agency and publishing consultancy.
Note that most of our open
courses can also be run as in company events.
