A Users Guide to Copyright

The new and fully revised edition of this key book is designed to help both practitioners and non-legal professionals understand copyright and design law in the UK, and how it affects you. Split into two easy-to-use sections, with part one containing a detailed breakdown of all relevant UK legislation, and part two applying this legislation to the main industries in which copyright material is commonly exploited. Updated to reflect the emergence of brand-new means of digital exploitation, including peer-to-peer distribution, A User's Guide to Copyright clearly illustrates the scope and relevance of copyright law in the new information technology era.

Clive Thorne is a partner at Arnold and Porter where he heads the Intellectual Property practice in the London office. Michael Flint has many years' experience working in close association with the film and television industries. He has been chairman of the Intellectual Property and Entertainment Committees of the International Bar Association and of the Council of the Intellectual Property Institute. Nicholas Fitzpatrick is a partner at DLA Piper Rudnick specialising in media and copyright law.