Copyright laws are instrumental in protecting the distribution of and access to works of art and intellect. However, these rights can be difficult to optimize and enforce. A clear understanding of the nature, scope and purpose of copyright law is essential in providing clients with clear and cogent advice.

With a detailed analysis of relevant legislation and seminal case law, the Halsbury's Copyright (2023 Reissue) title provides practitioners with a competitive advantage in creating copyrights, maximizing their protection and taking timely and effective action against their infringement.

Topics in this national reference include:

• Protected works and neighbouring rights

  • Authorship

  • Originality

  • Fixed or ephemeral

  • Modification

  • Exclusions

• Ownership, assignment and licensing

  • Crown copyright

  • Employment

  • Photographs

  • Partial assignment

  • Reversion (including on bankruptcy)

• Term of protection

• Procedure

• Infringement

  • Communication to or performance in public

  • Mechanical contrivance

  • Permitting use of place of entertainment

  • Public exhibition of artistic work

  • Sale and rental

  • Three-dimensional copying

  • Translation

• Moral rights

  • Ownership

  • Subsistence

  • Infringement

• Remedies

  • Civil remedies

  • Criminal sanctions

  • Technology