The Yearbook of Media and Entertainment Law 1995

by Eric Barendt (Editor), Stephen Bate (Editor), Julian Dickens (Editor), James Michael (Editor)

Overview

Media and entertainment law is one of the fastest growing sectors of practice in the UK and European Community. Practicing lawyers are hungry for information and informed analysis of the latest developments in this fast-moving field. This Yearbook spans the traditional concerns of media lawyers such as free speech and freedom of the press generally, including libel law and contempt of court as well as the core areas of entertainment law practice such as copyright, contracts, licensing and competition. The central feature of the Yearbook are the annual surveys prepared by expert practicing lawyers. Covering all the key issues from libel, contempt of court, music contracts, new technology, competition, regulation and copyright, these surveys contain considered analysis of the most recent developments in the UK, European Union and beyond. In addition, each volume of the Yearbook contains articles of particular topicality and a review of recent publications in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198259275
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/21/1995
Series:	Yearbook of Media & Entertainment Law, 1995 , #1
Pages:	608
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.61(d)

About the Author

University College, London

Barrister

Olswangs, London

University College, London

Table of Contents

Part I: ArticlesThe Media and the Law, Sir Brian Neill, Lord Justice of Appealr grubb and lawthe Press, Eric BarendtPress Freedom and Police Access to Journalistic Material, David FeldmanThe New European Order for Public Service Broadcasting, Vincent PorterThe European Content Requirement in the EC Television Directive - Five Years After, Bruno de WitteThe Role of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission: Current Practice and Future Prospects, Thomas GibbonsUnderstanding the New Copyright Environment: An Assessment of the State of Copyright Law: From Whitford to Multimedia, Gerald DworkinThe EC Directive on Rental and Lending Rights and Rights Related to Copyright and the Implications for the United Kingdom, Deborah StonesCopyright, Compulsory Licensing, and EC Competition Policy, Steve AndermanPart II: Annual Surveys 1995The European Human Rights Convention and Media Law, Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC and Natalia SchiffinLibel Law, Richard Shillito and Eric BarendtMedia Reporting Restrictions, Andrew Nicol and Heather RogersComplaints against the Media, James MichaelBroadcasting and Cable Services:(a) Broadcasting, Tony Ballard(b) Local Delivery (Cable), Edward MercerCopyright and the Media, Stephen Bate, Mark Devereux, Colin Fraser, and John EnserThe Music Industry in 1994, James Ware, David Zeffman, and John EnserEC and United Kingdom Competition Law Developments, Vivien Rose and David AitmanLegal Developments and Multimedia in 1994, Mark Sherwood-Edwards and Julian DickensPart III: Review of BooksPart IV: Appendices