Synopsis
This is a revised, paperbound edition of a 2001 book about which Book News wrote: A text exploring the UK's law of copyright and related rights as applied to art, with an emphasis on fine arts. (It also touches on approaches taken in other major jurisdictions, particularly the US and the European Union.) It considers recent case law, the impact of the Internet on intellectual property rights, breach of confidence, trademarks, domain name protection, and other issues. Of interest to artists, museums, galleries, auction houses, publishers, their professional staffs and legal advisers, and those studying copyright or the law of cultural property. The author is a London solicitor who specializes in art and copyright. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR