| Description |
1 online resource (567 p.) |
| Series |
A User's Guide to... Ser |
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A User's Guide to... Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- How to use the User's Guide -- Glossary of terms commonly used in the User's Guide -- Table of statutes -- Table of statutory instruments -- Table of cases -- Part 1 Copyright law -- 1 What is copyright? -- Introduction -- The basic principles of copyright -- The nature of copyright -- Copyright and intellectual property generally -- The CDPA -- Statutory instruments -- Orders in Council -- EU law -- International conventions -- Case law -- Passing off, breach of confidence and privacy -- The history of copyright in the UK -- The structure of the CDPA |
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Copyright and Freedom of Expression: the Human Rights Act 1998 -- 2 Copyright Works -- Introduction -- Literary works -- Dramatic works -- Musical works -- Literary, dramatic and musical works -- fixation -- Artistic works -- Sound recordings -- Films -- Broadcasts -- Cable programmes -- Published editions of works -- Only 'works' protected -- Real life events -- Format rights -- Image personality rights and copyright distinguished -- Public policy and the denial of protection -- 3 Originality -- Generally -- Titles and names -- Photographs -- Abridgements and arrangements -- Independent creation |
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Identical subject matter -- 4 Qualification for protection and international copyright -- Qualification -- General -- Author: 'material time' -- Author: 'qualifying person' -- Qualification in country of first publication -- The meaning of 'publication' -- Acts not constituting publication -- Broadcasts -- qualification for copyright protection by reference to the place of transmission -- Extension of the CDPA overseas -- Application of the CDPA overseas to foreign works -- Denial of copyright protection -- Territorial waters, continental shelf, ships, aircraft and hovercraft |
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International copyright: the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention -- The 'national treatment' principle -- The principles of 'minimum standards' and 'reciprocity' -- Differences between the Berne Convention and the UCC -- Copyright symbol -- Other international copyright Conventions and agreements -- (a) The Rome Convention -- (b) The Phonograms Convention -- (c) The WTO, TRIPS and GATS -- (d) The WIPO Treaties -- Summary -- 5 Term of copyright and publication right -- Introduction -- Literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works |
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Unpublished literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works -- Computer-generated works -- Sound recordings -- Copyright in sound recordings made before 1 August 1989 -- Films made before 1 June 1957 -- Films made between 1 June 1957 and 1 August 1989 -- Films made after 31 December 1995 -- Broadcasts -- Published editions -- Anonymous and pseudonymous, literary, dramatic and artistic works (except photographs) -- Unpublished works -- publication right -- The qualification for publication right -- Period of publication right -- Application of copyright provisions to publication right |
| Summary |
The new and fully revised seventh edition of this key book is designed to help both practitioners and non-legal professionals understand copyright and design law in the UK |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Works of joint authorship and co-authorship |
| Subject |
Copyright -- Great Britain
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Copyright.
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Great Britain.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thorne, Clive
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Cornthwaite, Jonathan
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| ISBN |
9781526504913 |
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152650491X |
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