Multimedia products have experienced tremendous market success. Yet too often they are given inadequate protection under existing national and international copyright schemes. Irini Stamatoudi provides a comprehensive, comparative treatment of multimedia works and copyright protection in this clear and concise volume. A detailed introduction outlines the nature of the multimedia work, as well as the scope of existing legislation; separate chapters consider collections and compilations, databases, audiovisual works and computer programs (video games are here treated as a 'test case'). Stamatoudi then analyses issues of qualification, regime of protection, and offers a model for a European legislative solution. Copyright and Multimedia Products will interest academics and students, as well as practitioners and copyright policy makers.

Multimedia technology is a key component of the Digital Society. This book comprehensively examines the extent to which copyright and database right protect multimedia works. It does so from the perspective of UK law, but with due attention being paid to EU law, international treaties and comparative developments in other jurisdictions, such as Australia and the U.S. The central argument of the book is that the copyright and database right regimes are, for the most part, flexible enough to meet the challenges presented by multimedia. As a result, it is neither necessary nor desirable to introduce separate copyright protection or sui generis protection for multimedia works. This important and original new work will be essential reading for any lawyer engaged in advising on IP matters relating to the new media industries, and scholars and students working in intellectual property and computer law.

This publication focuses on copyright issues involved in a multimedia product, and is for people who are involved in producing multimedia products. It may also be of interest to people creating material for inclusion in multimedia products, and to people licensing copyright material for use in multimedia products.

Disk contains the sample contracts from Appendix B.

Written by a specialist in the law of new technologies, this book explains the legal principles and procedures necessary to develop, protect, and market multimedia products. The book also shows how to enter into a contract for independent multimedia development and distribution. Disk includes template agreements.

As technologies advance and media platforms proliferate, attorneys must be able to guide clients across the multimedia landscape, helping them to avoid pitfalls while maximizing the value of intellectual property. Scott on Multimedia Law, Third Edition is the one completely current resource that can take you from start to finish throughout the complex multimedia arena. Based on years of professional experience, the author combines reliable analysis of the substantive law with practical, how-to advice, including insightful discussions of key topics and analysis of various trends and practices in multimedia law. The new and updated Scott on Multimedia Law, Third Edition immediately enables you to: Fully account for every intellectual property dimension of multimedia law, including: trademark, copyright, moral rights, international aspects, patents, trade names and trade secrets Provide reliable advice on the licensing of every type of content, including video, videogames, text, still images, digital images, music, performance, and more Follow all the necessary steps to clear rights Enter into effective agreements with vendors and distribution partners Anticipate the relevance of tort, privacy, and publicity law in order to prevent third party claims from interfering with the commercialization of your clientand’s products Draft effective employment, development, and distribution agreements Work competently with guilds, unions, and trade associationsand—including the writersand’ guild, directorsand’ guild, and animatorsand’ guild And more Scott on Multimedia Law, Third Edition includes more than 60 forms covering numerous transactions across a wide variety of media. The accompanying CD-ROM contains electronic versions of the forms, making it simple to use or adapt them for your own practice. This highly practical addition enables you to immediately support the widest variety of client needsand—and save time throughout all stages of bringing multimedia products to market.