Copyright for Non-Publishers
Dates:
24 September 2010; 6 April & 7 September 2011 (a one-day course)
Price:
£365+VAT (a number of discounts are available)
Note: Our rates will be changing in 2011. If you book before 31/12/2010 you will be charged the 2010 rate.
Venue:
The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels)
Book course online or phone +44 (0)20 8874 2718 for availability
"The course was very informative and enjoyable."
Scope Medical delegate
"Yes (I enjoyed the course) - very helpful. It's hard to find a central knowledge of copyright rules without getting lost in 'lawyer speech'. This course really helped cut through thid and clarify key aspects.""
7 City Learning delegate
Copyright does not just apply to publishers. If you publish documents written by someone else, use images created elsewhere, or allow other organisations use your content in their publications, you need to know how copyright works.
Taking a common sense, non-legalistic approach, this course is ideal for people who work on the creation of all kinds of publications. It gives a broad introduction to the law, describes accepted industry practices, outlines the basics of publishing agreements, and provides tips and guidance on the kind of real-life situations you may encounter.
After this course, you will have gained:
- a grounding in the principles of copyright law
- an understanding of the basic publishing agreements and contracts
- the ability to apply this knowledge in real-life situations
- the foresight to recognise when it is time to seek expert advice.
Programme
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What is copyright?
- Definitions and relevant legislation
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Can I use this anyway?
- Fair dealing
- Public domain
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Other rights of the author
- Economic
- Moral
- Paternity
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Who is liable?
- Libel, obscenity and blasphemy
- Copyright of digital material
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Copyright agreements
- Contracts and agreements
- Multiple contributors and work-for-hire
- Non-text (photographs, artwork, etc).
Who will benefit from this course?
Anyone who works with text written by others, uses photographs or artworks created elsewhere, or creates content for others to use in print or digital publications.
Note: If you are involved in publishing books or journals, you may instead wish to consider attending Copyright and Legal Issues for Publishers or Publishing Contracts.
Your tutor
Richard Balkwill has more than 25 years’ experience in educational and children's reference publishing, latterly as Publishing Director at Heinemann. He is now an independent consultant and runs CopyTrain, a writing, training and copyright service for publishers. He is also the author of The Multilingual Dictionary of Copyright, Rights and Contracts.
Note that most of our short courses can also be run as in-company events.
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Dates: 24 September 2010; 6 April & 7 September 2011
Price: £365+VAT (a number of discounts are available).
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