"Digital Copyright: Law and Practice provides the insight and practical guidance to set this new law in the context of existing copyright law. A tool for lawyers. New Media managers, publishers, content-owners, distributors and originators, this book is designed to aid a full understanding of the legal framework for Digital Copyright, which operates in conjunction with existing 'analogue' copyright rules regulating developments in such areas as software, databases and e-commerce. Written in a clear and concise style, this book examines all the relevant issues behind the protection of copyright in the New Media age. It also includes checklists, precedents and copies of relevant legislation for ease of reference, making it a comprehensive and authoritative guide to digital copyright law and practice."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxvii-xxxix) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Why digital copyright matters 2. Digital copyright: the basics 3. Digital database law and the internet 4. Digital moral rights: the basics 5. Digital rights and competition law 6. Software copyright 7. Digital copyright and e-commerce 8. Protecting and managing your digital copyright assets.
"Digital Copyright: Law and Practice provides the insight and practical guidance to set this new law in the context of existing copyright law. A tool for lawyers. New Media managers, publishers, content-owners, distributors and originators, this book is designed to aid a full understanding of the legal framework for Digital Copyright, which operates in conjunction with existing 'analogue' copyright rules regulating developments in such areas as software, databases and e-commerce. Written in a clear and concise style, this book examines all the relevant issues behind the protection of copyright in the New Media age. It also includes checklists, precedents and copies of relevant legislation for ease of reference, making it a comprehensive and authoritative guide to digital copyright law and practice."--BOOK JACKET.