The Modern Law of Copyright and Designs

Bird's eye view. Literary, dramatic and musical works. Artistic works. Subsistence of copyright in literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. Films. Sound recordings. Broadcasting, cable programmes and related rights. Typographical arrangements. Term of copyright. Secondary infringements. First ownership of copyright. Transmission of title (i): death, bankruptcy and winding up. Transmission of title (ii): assignments and mortgages. Voluntary Licences: architects agreements etc. Collective licensing and collecting societies. The Copyright Tribunal. Anti-competitive practices. EU law and free movement of goods. Parallel imports. Special provisions as to libraries and archives. Computers and copyright encryption. DNA and protein sequences. Crown and Parliamentary copyright. Characters. Civil proceedings. Criminal proceedings and customs seizure. Rights in performances. Moral rights. Public lending right. Introduction to and history of registered design legislation. Registrable designs. Novelty. Term and restoration. Interests in registered designs. Design registry procedure. Infringement. Relief for infringement. Threats. Civil court procedure. Criminal offences. Design right: what rights are protected. Qualification for design right and term. Interests in design right. Infringement and other proceedings. Proceedings before the comptroller. Semiconductor topographies. Copyright and industrially applied designs. European design proposals. UK taxation. Appendix. Index.