Padfield on Copyright for Archivists and Records Managers

As an archivist or records manager, it is essential to keep up to date with the complexities of copyright legislation, and Padfield on Copyright for Archivists and Records Managers has been described as an ‘unparalleled’ resource for that purpose.

This comprehensive manual uniquely outlines copyright law in the UK with special reference to the unpublished materials commonly found in archives and records collections such as maps, legal records, records of local authorities and parish registers. It also gives in-depth information on authorship and duration of copyright in older as well as modern works and on the wide range of exceptions and limitations to copyright, particularly those relevant to archivists, records managers, librarians and curators. Offering advice on moral rights, rights in databases and duration of copyright in other countries, the seventh edition of this respected work has been extensively revised to take into account the legislative changes since the UK's exit from the European Union. Other new topics include:

  • Different approaches to risk management and mitigation;
  • Using artificial intelligence in archives and records collections;
  • Impediments to access and use of records created by technical protection measures;
  • Exceptions for electronic records and record managers;
  • Updated guidance on computers, computer programs and the Internet;
  • The legal implications of digital preservation activities;
  • The impact of ongoing European and International legislative changes.

This authoritative book is core reading for all archivists and records managers, LIS professionals in libraries, museums and galleries and students, researchers and genealogists.

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Padfield on Copyright for Archivists and Records Managers

As an archivist or records manager, it is essential to keep up to date with the complexities of copyright legislation, and Padfield on Copyright for Archivists and Records Managers has been described as an ‘unparalleled’ resource for that purpose.

This comprehensive manual uniquely outlines copyright law in the UK with special reference to the unpublished materials commonly found in archives and records collections such as maps, legal records, records of local authorities and parish registers. It also gives in-depth information on authorship and duration of copyright in older as well as modern works and on the wide range of exceptions and limitations to copyright, particularly those relevant to archivists, records managers, librarians and curators. Offering advice on moral rights, rights in databases and duration of copyright in other countries, the seventh edition of this respected work has been extensively revised to take into account the legislative changes since the UK's exit from the European Union. Other new topics include:

  • Different approaches to risk management and mitigation;
  • Using artificial intelligence in archives and records collections;
  • Impediments to access and use of records created by technical protection measures;
  • Exceptions for electronic records and record managers;
  • Updated guidance on computers, computer programs and the Internet;
  • The legal implications of digital preservation activities;
  • The impact of ongoing European and International legislative changes.

This authoritative book is core reading for all archivists and records managers, LIS professionals in libraries, museums and galleries and students, researchers and genealogists.

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As an archivist or records manager, it is essential to keep up to date with the complexities of copyright legislation, and Padfield on Copyright for Archivists and Records Managers has been described as an ‘unparalleled’ resource for that purpose.

This comprehensive manual uniquely outlines copyright law in the UK with special reference to the unpublished materials commonly found in archives and records collections such as maps, legal records, records of local authorities and parish registers. It also gives in-depth information on authorship and duration of copyright in older as well as modern works and on the wide range of exceptions and limitations to copyright, particularly those relevant to archivists, records managers, librarians and curators. Offering advice on moral rights, rights in databases and duration of copyright in other countries, the seventh edition of this respected work has been extensively revised to take into account the legislative changes since the UK's exit from the European Union. Other new topics include:

  • Different approaches to risk management and mitigation;
  • Using artificial intelligence in archives and records collections;
  • Impediments to access and use of records created by technical protection measures;
  • Exceptions for electronic records and record managers;
  • Updated guidance on computers, computer programs and the Internet;
  • The legal implications of digital preservation activities;
  • The impact of ongoing European and International legislative changes.

This authoritative book is core reading for all archivists and records managers, LIS professionals in libraries, museums and galleries and students, researchers and genealogists.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781783307395
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Publication date: 10/30/2025
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook

About the Author

Tim Padfield MA, LLM worked for over thirty years at The National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office) as an Assistant Keeper of Public Records and then as Secretary of the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Public Records and, for fifteen years, as Copyright Officer, advising TNA and archivists around the UK on copyright issues of all kinds. He is a past chair of the Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance and has a postgraduate law degree, with merit, from the University of London with a specialism in intellectual property.

Victoria Stobo is a Lecturer in Record-Keeping in the Liverpool University Centre for Archive Studies. She has worked in a variety of archives, museums, libraries and galleries since 2008, including the CREATe Centre in the School of Law at the University of Glasgow.


Tim Padfield MA LLM worked at The National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office) for over thirty years before his retirement in 2013. He is a specialist in copyright, with particular reference to unpublished materials and has a postgraduate law degree, with merit. Heis a past chair of the Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance and is adviser on copyright to the Society of Archivists, the International Council on Archives and the Bodleian Libraries.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: What is copyright?

Chapter 2: Copyright protection

Chapter 3: Ownership

Chapter 4: Publication, exhibition and performance

Chapter 5: Use

Chapter 6: Special cases

Chapter 7: Related intellectual property rights

Chapter 8: Appendix

Chapter 9: Bibliography

Chapter 10: Authorities

Conclusion

Index

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