Staying Within the Law

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Staying Within the Law


Dates:

11-12 November 2008 (a two-day course)

 

Price:

£689+VAT (a number of discounts are available)

 

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

 

"Great to be taught by experts and practitioners in their respective fields! Thanks and well done!"

Redemptorist Publications delegate



This course offers an introduction to copyright and the law, and the importance of rights, permissions, and licensing in both a print and a digital environment. It provides essential knowledge for anyone working on the content and structure of contracts or licensing agreements and will help you to:

 

  • increase your legal knowledge
  • understand existing agreements
  • learn how copyright functions in a digital setting
  • avoid disputes
  • know when you should seek expert advice.


If you're already confident about the material covered in this course, you may be interested in Publishing Contracts or Digital Licensing Agreements.

Programme

Day one

  • Copyright: definitions and relevant legislation
  • Economic and moral rights
  • Copyright in a digital setting
  • Publishing law: introduction to UK/EU law
  • Liability for what is published
  • Libel, obscenity and blasphemy

 

Day two

  • Permissions and rights: substantiality and fair dealing
  • Costs, controls and agreements
  • Rights and co-edition issues
  • Licensing and pricing models
  • Essential digital licensing term sheet
  • What the client wants; what the content provider can do
  • Case studies

 

Who will benefit from this course?
Publishers, Managing Editors, Commissioning Editors, Marketing Executives and any non-specialists who need thorough copyright awareness.


Your tutors
Richard Balkwill has more than 25 years' experience in educational and children's reference publishing, latterly as a publishing director at Heinemann. He is now an independent consultant running CopyTrain, a writing, training and copyright service for publishers. He is also the author of The Multilingual Dictionary of Copyright, Rights and Contracts. Elaine Heywood is from leading law firm, Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons. Jamie McOuat is General Manager, Rights and Licensing, at John Wiley & Sons. Rebecca Winfield runs her own literary agency and publishing consultancy.


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


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Dates: 11-12 November 2008

Price: £689+VAT (a number of discounts are available).

Venue: The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels).

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Course title:
Staying Within the Law
Course price:
£689 +VAT
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11-12 November 2008