Publishing Law

Publishing Law Publishing Law is a comprehensive guide to the law as it affects the publishing process. Written by the Copyright Counsel of The Publishers Association and a practising 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. Hugh Jones and Christopher Benson address a range of key legal issues in the publishing process, including: • copyright, moral rights, commissioning and contracts, including online access and e-books • libel and other legal risks such as negligence, privacy and obscenity • infringement and defences such as fair dealing, trade marks and passing off • consumer law, data protection, advertising and promotion, distribution and export This fully updated third edition features: • a new introduction on UK and EU law • full coverage of electronic rights and e-commerce issues • up-to-date coverage of changes in UK and EU legislation Legal points are explained with reference to important statutes, cases and relevant trade practices. A revised glossary and lists of useful addresses and further reading are also provided. Hugh Jones is Copyright Counsel to The Publishers Association and to the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM). He also advises the Publishers Licensing Society on copyright issues. A qualified solicitor, he worked in publishing for fifteen years for law publishers Sweet & Maxwell and reference publishers Macmillan Press, before practising for eight years as a publishing and copyright lawyer at city law firm Taylor Joynson Garrett (now Taylor Wessing). He writes and lectures regularly, and is Treasurer of the British Copyright Council. Christopher Benson is a solicitor at city law firm Taylor Wessing. He has been practising for over ten years as an intellectual property lawyer. He has considerable experience in the fields of publishing and copyright and also advises on all aspects of intellectual property law, both contentious and non-contentious, including copyright protection, trade mark protection and passing off, brand management, licensing, merchandising, sponsorship, franchising and advertising. He is a regular writer and lecturer on intellectual property matters. Publishing Law Third edition Hugh Jones and Christopher Benson First published 1996 Second edition first published 2002 Third edition published 2006 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group © 1996 Hugh Jones © 2002 and 2006 Hugh Jones and Christopher Benson The authors have asserted their moral rights in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2006. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Jones, Hugh, solicitor. Publishing law / Hugh Jones and Christopher Benson.— 3rd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Authors and publishers—Great Britain. 2. Press law—Great Britain. 3. Copyright—Great Britain. I. Benson, Christopher, Solicitor.