advice for publishers
Our group is able to provide the following specialist
services for publishers:
- intellectual property issues
- recent developments in copyright law have strengthened the rights
of authors and artists as regards the exploitation of their works
via the Internet. Our group can help on issues from copyright
infringement issues, moral rights, publication right, IP disputes,
trade marks through to the creation and exploitation of
IPR. Click here for more details
- e-publishing and m-publishing
– developments in technology have created new
opportunities and challenges for the publishing industry. Our
technology lawyers understand the nuances of structuring e-commerce
and m-commerce sales and distribution arrangements in the
publishing industry, as well as the issues for publishers
surrounding the Internet, telecommunications, Web 2.0 and digital
media
- plagiarism advice –
plagiarism in the UK is not going to go away, though detection
rates may improve. The recent Da Vinci Code case has raised
awareness of plagiarism, even though it did not raise any new areas
of law. We provide pragmatic advice to publishers on plagiarism
issues. For a step-by-step guide to plagiarism and the law, visit
our publications section
- advertising and promotion –
we have significant experience in marketing and advertising law,
gained through in-house positions. Members of our group have
been responsible for the legal review and approval of marketing
communications material, including web-based, television campaigns
and press releases
- contract review - we can
provide advice on a range of contracts including author contracts,
translation contracts, licences, co-publication agreements and
distributorship agreements.
- title acquisition and disposals
– we can advise on title and list acquisition for
magazines, books, journals and services, sale of title rights for
individual authors, rights issues, acquisitions and disposals of
publishing businesses
- libel advice – we work with
leading libel barristers, advising mainly defendant
publishers. We also offer a pre-publication advisory service
assessing a proposed publication for libel, contempt and
confidentiality, and recommend ways to avoid any difficulties.
Click here for more details
- data protection advice – we
help our clients get the most out of data protection
compliance to ensure their business needs are met. Click here for
more details
- tax – tax legislation is
becoming increasingly complex for publishers. We can help ensure
that your business activities are structured as tax efficiently as
possible
- employment – major changes
have occurred in employment law over the past few years. We can
offer strategic support, review of contracts, training and advice
on how to deal with these
- disputes - we can recover
fees and enforce restrictive covenants, preventing theft of
databases and clients
- outsourcing and offshoring –
this area is increasingly important to publishers – we have a
highly regarded outsourcing practice and we have experience of a
number of key jurisdictions, including India and China
For further information please contact
Elaine Heywood in the
Publishing group on 023 8085 7124 or email elaine.heywood@bllaw.co.uk
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