Group Discussion or Content Rights for Creative Professionals

Group Discussion: A Practical Guide to Participation and Leadership

Author: Kathryn Sue Young

This highly respected and widely cited text takes an applied, problem-solving approach that recognizes the creative potential of the individual. It serves as a handbook on a variety of small-group communication activities, including conducting meetings (using the standard agenda) and handling conflict.

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Content Rights for Creative Professionals: Copyrights & Trademarks in a Digital Age

Author: Arnold Lutzker

Content Rights for Creative Professionals is for professionals and students working in all areas of media (film/video, photography, multimedia, web, graphics, and broadcast) who need to know what the law requires and how they should properly utilize copyrights and trademarks. This book outlines critical concepts and applies them with explanations in real-life applications, including many cases from the author's own practice as well as those of various media professionals.

This 256 page text is a practical guide designed to provide its reader with a firm understanding of the principles underlying the ownership and use of content, so that when questions arise, they will be able to make correct, well-informed decisions—whether concerning their personal works, or works of others that a company wishes to copyright or trademark. In addition, the reader will be more capable of exercising sound judgment in structuring employment and contract relationships and of acquiring and/or licensing works, which are at the core of the business of communicating.

*Access to the most up-to-date copyright and trademark information
*Provides a firm understanding of the priciniples underlying the ownership and use of content
*Suits the perspective of the freelance artist as well as the in-house media professional

Table of Contents:

	Preface to Second Edition
	Preface to First Edition
	About the Author
Pt. 1	Copyright	1
1	Overview of Copyright: The Big Picture	3
2	What Is Copyright?	9
3	The Copyright Rights: The Coin of Copyright	21
4	Limitations on Copyrights: The Chili Pepper of Copyright	29
5	Compulsory Licensing: Government's Helping Hand	43
6	Penalties for Infringement: Paying the Price	53
7	Ownership of Copyright: Keeping What Is Yours	57
8	Online Service Providers: Gateway or Traffic Cop?	65
9	Right to Control Access: The Trump Card	73
Pt. 2	Trademarks	81
10	What Is a Trademark?	83
11	The Trademark Systems: How to Protect Your Mark	97
12	Strategy for Acquiring Trademark Rights: A "How-to" for Branding	107
13	Likelihood of Confusion: The Acid Test	113
14	Trademarks and Licensing: Follow the Money Trail	119
15	Trademarks in a Digital World: Domain Name Games and Other Fun	127
Pt. 3	Collateral Concerns: Things You Cannot Ignore	137
16	Unfair Competition, Publicity, and Privacy: Filling in the Holes	139
17	Antitrust Laws: Keeping Competition Alive	145
18	Patents and Trade Secrets: Powerful Partners	151
19	The International View: It's a Small World After All	157
Pt. 4	Content Rights: The Media and Film	163
20	News and Talk Programming: Competition for Content	165
21	Content Rights: The Realm of Music	175
22	Advertising: Being Content with Commercial Content	185
23	Sports Content: The Olympic Law of the Rings and Other Games	191
24	Call Signs, Slogans, Jingles, and Characters: The Bits and Pieces of Broadcasting	197
25	Colorization and Artists' Rights: Whose Work Is It?	203
26	Licensing and Distributing: The Business of Programming	209
27	Cable TV: A Pipe Dream	221
28	Media Consolidation: Content Synergy	227
Pt. 5	Content and New Media: The Internet Has Arrived	233
29	Cyberspace: Napster and the Code of the Wild West Revisited	235
30	Digital Doctrines: Defining Rights in an Electronic World	241
31	Teachers and a Digital World: How the Classroom Has Changed	251
32	Webcasting: A Primer for Digital Communication	261
33	Afterword: A Closing Thought	269
	App.: Useful Websites	271
	Glossary	273
	Index	291