Publishing Contracts

This is an essential course for all those concerned with author-publisher and co-publication contracts – and that’s not just the contracts department. Publishers, editors, agents and permissions staff all need to understand the agreements that affect them. The focus is on a print, rather than a digital, setting.

The aim of this course is to give you:

  • all the tools you need to assess current and future agreements
  • the chance to examine different kinds of publishing contracts in detail
  • put the concepts into practice through hands-on exercises.

You will need a solid grounding in copyright, publishing rights and moral rights before attending this course. Copyright and Legal Issues for Publishers can provide this.

Programme

  • Publishing contracts
  • Codes of practice
  • The head contract
  • Permissions
  • Artwork and illustration contracts
  • Co-publications
  • Journal contracts
  • Trademarks and domain names
  • Practical exercises.

Who will benefit from this course?

Anyone responsible for drafting, negotiating or dealing with key publishing contracts, such as contracts and permissions staff, publishers, editors and agents.

Your Tutor

Simon Stokes is a solicitor and partner with law firm Blake Lapthorn. He is an experienced publishing and copyright lawyer, and started his publishing law career in-house with a major international publisher. His clients range from small independent publishers to multinational publishers. He is also noted for his work on image rights, digital issues and data licensing. His clients include publishers, software houses and banks. He is the author of several books including Art & Copyright (Hart Publishing 2003 - the leading text) and Digital Copyright Law & Practice (Hart Publishing, 3rd edition 2009), and a Visiting Research Fellow at Bournemouth Law School. Simon is a trustee of charitable publisher SPCK, one of the UK's oldest publishers.

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Note that most of our short courses can also be run as in-company events.

  • Dates: 10 September 2012
  • Duration: A one-day course
  • Price: £385+VAT
  • A number of discounts are available

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