A master toolkit of contract clauses drafted by experts in copyright and contract.
Thousands of clauses ready for you to use and adapt. Save time and effort when creating a new licence, option, assignment or agreement for services for a contributor; drafting heads of agreements; amending a contract a third party has sent you; or updating and amending your existing in-house contracts.
Organised clearly by subject area, each main clause heading is further broken down across types of use such as film and television, general business and commercial, internet, websites, merchandising, publishing, services, and educational. Clauses are drafted from different angles and some are more innovative. It also includes a legal, commercial and business directory, which can be used to further develop your knowledge of the subject and find new contacts. This new edition has been updated to take account of new technology, legislation and the impact of the internet and social media.
New material includes:
- A greater emphasis on IP, trademarks and ownership of material, both the acquisition of rights and the retention of rights.
- 8 new short articles.
- New and innovative clauses which will then be used and adapted across many industry agreements.
- Expansion of the web directory.
New clauses relating to:
- Collaboration and funding agreements for a project.
- Purchase and sale of a list of assets.
- Website terms and conditions.
- Consent, data, privacy and data protection.
- Legal compliance and the limitation of risk exposure.
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Fosbrook, Deborah: -
Deborah Fosbrook is a Barrister of the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn and has a degree in Business Law. She was fortunate to complete her pupillage with two leading experts the late Professor Sir Hugh Laddie KC who created Anton Pillar orders and Dr Mary Vitoria KC LLB PhD in the chambers of Blanco White KC. That included an appearance in the Court of Appeal which she won arguing against an application for an injunction in a rubik cube case.
Her management experience includes Thorn EMI and Legal and Business Affairs in Programme Acquisition at the BBC. She was the sole in-house lawyer at TVam and was Head of Legal and Business Affairs and deputy Company Secretary as part of the senior management team which turned the company into a financial success. She was then appointed Company Secretary of TVam plc and all its subsidiaries to manage the due diligence process, documentation and marketing of the flotation on the Stock Exchange.
She is the co-author of over 12 books which have been published since 1989. The current books include The A-Z of Contract Clauses Sixth Edition, The Media and Business Contracts Handbook Fifth Edition. These books have been used by leading universities, libraries, societies and institutes as well as manufacturers, television, film and media companies and distributors, publishers, authors, merchandising companies and sponsors worldwide. Reference to The A-Z of Contract Clauses has been made by the European Commission on a report on Quality Control and it is on the recommended list of The Society of Authors.
Her consultancy work has included athletics and she has worked with England Athletics and athletics clubs in North London. The Network was awarded a national award for the region for their achievements.
The latest work of which she is co-author is Contract and Copyright Drafting Skills is to be published in 2016. This book covers 56 subjects to do with drafting and aims to get you to both understand the topics and the choices which you can make as to how clauses can be drafted.
Laing, Adrian C.: - Adrian C. Laing was called to the Bar in 1979, is a Barrister of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple and was enrolled as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court in 2003. Adrian Laing first practised as a Tenant in Chambers (2 Pump Court) and then embarked upon a career as a commercial lawyer and consultant working for the IBA (later the ITC) as the Assistant Head of Licensing during the Channel 3 franchise round. Subsequent appointments included: Consultant to the Chief Executive of Thames Television plc; Senior Broadcasting Lawyer at Hammonds, Solicitors; Director of Legal Affairs and Company Secretary to Harper Collins Publishers; Company Director Harper Collins (India) and Proprietor, Laing & Co (2004 to 2015). Adrian currently acts as a private consultant and lawyer to a number of companies and organisations in addition to being a director of a film production company.
