Selling Rights

Owen, Lynette

Not Avail

Selling Rights covers the full range of potential rights, from same-language territorial rights, bookclub and paperback sales through to serial rights, dramatization, documentaries, electronic publishing and multimedia. Owen provides full details of the historical and legal background to rights, advises on the publishing contract and explains how to get the best possible deal.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Routledge

Business & Money

Selling Rights is a guide to all aspects of selling rights and co-publications throughout the world. The fifth edition of this authoritative handbook has been updated to include the changes which have taken place in technology, sales and distribution, and legislation in the UK and overseas. It covers the full range of potential rights, from English-language territorial rights, book club and paperback sales through to serial rights, translation rights, dramatization and documentary rights and electronic publishing and multimedia. Lynette Owen provides full details of the historical and legal background to rights, advises on aspects of negotiating licence contracts and explains how to get the best possible deal.  This fully revised and updated edition of Selling Rights includes:   changes in legislation in the UK and the EU following implementation of the EU Directive on Certain Aspects of Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society  information on the copyright situation in the United States, Australia and New Zealand  advice on rights management systems and on the use of websites and e-mail promotion for maximizing rights sales low-priced licensed editions in developing markets and trading with non-copyright countries  e-books, digital content aggregators, downloadable audiobooks, electronic rights for new platforms and digitization initiatives by new players such as Google and Amazon. A handy guide, it is indispensible reading for all those seeking an authoritive source of information on selling rights.

Economics

Selling Rights is a guide to all aspects of selling rights and co-publications throughout the world. The fifth edition of this authoritative handbook has been updated to include the changes which have taken place in technology, sales and distribution, and legislation in the UK and overseas. It covers the full range of potential rights, from English-language territorial rights, book club and paperback sales through to serial rights, translation rights, dramatization and documentary rights and electronic publishing and multimedia. Lynette Owen provides full details of the historical and legal background to rights, advises on aspects of negotiating licence contracts and explains how to get the best possible deal. This fully revised and updated edition of Selling Rights includes: <ul>
<li>changes in legislation in the UK and the EU following implementation of the EU Directive on Certain Aspects of Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society </li> <li>information on the copyright situation in the United States, Australia and New Zealand </li> <li>advice on rights management systems and on the use of websites and e-mail promotion for maximizing rights sales</li> <li>low-priced licensed editions in developing markets and trading with non-copyright countries </li> <li>e-books, digital content aggregators, downloadable audiobooks, electronic rights for new platforms and digitization initiatives by new players such as Google and Amazon.</li>
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A handy guide, it is indispensible reading for all those seeking an authoritive source of information on selling rights.

Humor & Entertainment

Radio

Selling Rights is a practical and accessible guide to all aspects of selling rights and co-publications throughout the world. The sixth edition of this authoritative handbook has been updated to include the changes which have taken place in technology, sales and distribution, and legislation in the United Kingdom and overseas, especially relating to web 2.0. Selling Rights covers the full range of potential rights, from English-language territorial rights, book club and paperback sales through to serial rights, translation rights, dramatization and documentary rights, and electronic publishing and multimedia. This fully revised and updated edition of Selling Rights includes: <ul> <li>the need to deal with the use of orphan works, the entry of more countries into membership of the international copyright conventions and initiatives to tackle electronic piracy</li> <li>developments in the area of parallel importation</li> <li>practical advice on rights management systems and on more efficient ways to promote and submit titles to potential licensees</li> <li>developments in the licensing of translation rights </li> <li>coverage of collective licensing systems for the use of extracts from copyright works</li> <li>initiatives to make copyright works more accessible to the reading-impaired</li> <li>recent developments in e-publishing, such as the new e-readers, downloadable audiobooks, and the rise of the mobile phone</li> <li>important distinctions such as whether e-books constitute sales or licences.</li>
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Selling Rights has firmly established itself as the leading guide to all aspects of rights sales and co-publications throughout the world. The seventh edition is substantially updated to illustrate the changes in rights in relation to new technologies and legal developments in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. This fully revised and updated edition includes: <ul>
<li>coverage of the full range of potential rights from English-language territorial rights through to serial rights, permissions, rights for the reading-impaired, translation rights, dramatization and documentary rights, electronic and multimedia rights</li> <li>More detailed coverage of Creative Commons and Open Access</li> <li>The aftermath of the Digital Economy Act 2010, the Hooper Report and new UK Statutory Instruments affecting copyright</li> <li>Updated coverage of book fairs</li> <li>The implications of adding e-book rights to print licences</li> <li>A separate chapter on collective licensing via Reproduction Rights Organizations</li> <li>The impact of new electronic hardware (e-readers, tablets, mobile phones) – the distinction between sales and licences</li> <li>the rights implications of acquisitions, mergers and disposals</li> <li>updates on serial rights, including online</li> <li>New appendices listing territories normally sought as exclusive by UK publishers and a glossary of rights specific terms.</li> </ul>
Selling Rights is an essential reference tool and an accessible and illuminating guide to current and future issues for rights professionals and students of publishing.

Selling Rights has firmly established itself as the leading guide to all aspects of rights sales and co-publications throughout the world. The eighth edition is substantially updated to illustrate the changes in rights in relation to new technologies and legal developments in the UK and the rest of the world. This fully revised and updated edition includes: • coverage of the full range of potential rights, from English-language territorial rights through to serial rights, permissions, rights for the reading-impaired, translation rights, dramatization and documentary rights, electronic and multimedia rights; • more detailed coverage of Open Access; • the aftermath of recent reviews and revisions to copyright in the UK and elsewhere; • updated coverage of book fairs; • a major update of the chapter on audio rights; • an updated chapter on collective licensing via reproduction rights organizations; • the impact of new electronic hardware (e-readers, tablets, smartphones); • the distinction between sales and licences; • the rights implications of acquisitions, mergers and disposals; • updates on serial rights; • new appendices listing countries belonging to the international copyright conventions and absentee countries. Selling Rights is an essential reference tool and an accessible and illuminating guide to current and future issues for rights professionals and students of publishing.

Industries

Selling Rights: A Publisher's Guide to Success

Blueprint

London ; Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group

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