Copyright - the basics

With the explosion of content available, on the internet but also in print, wide use of social media and ease of dissemination, it’s more important than ever to know who has the rights to content and who can exploit it. Now fully revised and condensed to a half-day online course, Copyright - the basics covers ownership of print and digital copyright.

There will be time for discussion and questions during the course.

Who is it for?

Anyone who is involved in the creation and publication of copyright material and use of services and content online.

Editorial assistant or Editor
Marketing assistant, executive or manager
Publicity assistant, executive or manager
Rights assistant, executive or manager
Social-media assistant, executive or manager
Website assistant, editor, executive or manager

What will you achieve?

On completing this course you’ll be able to:

Understand how rights in content are created and owned
Understand how ownership of work can be protected
Secure the rights needed for particular exploitation
Understand the relevance and importance of certain contractual clauses
Understand when permission is needed for use of material
Understand when consent is needed for use of personal data

Programme

What copyright protects - regulations, economic and moral rights, originality
Ownership of copyright - law, length
Copyright licences - Crown copyright, Creative Commons, contractual
Infringements - and how to remedy them
Non-infringements - exceptions, fair dealing, fair use
Current situation - personal data, online, social media, Brexit

How the course is delivered

Copyright - the basics is broken down into two x 1.5 hour sessions, with a break in between. It will run during the morning from 9am to 12.30pm. To join the course, you will need access to a computer, tablet or laptop with a camera and microphone. The course will be delivered via Zoom Pro with attendant security levels. You will need to activate a free Zoom account to join the course. This takes two minutes and does not require any payment. It is purely for administrative purposes.

Any information to be completed beforehand will be sent via email.

If you have any concerns about technical requirements or access please contact us on courses@publishingtrainingcentre.co.uk or telephone (+44) 020 8874 2718.

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About the tutor

Leslie Lansman has a BA (UK), Juris Doctor (US) and Masters in Law (UK). She has almost 20 years' copyright experience in both the UK and US across business, legal and academic spheres. She began her career as an intellectual property (IP) lawyer in New York, returned to London to work in academia and copyright policy development. Her current role is managing copyright permissions for the publisher Springer Nature.

Leslie is also co-chair of the Copyright Committee of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP).

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04 November 2021 (morning only)

Thursday, 04 November 2021

£150+VAT

Course format

Virtual course
9am to 12.30pm (GMT)
Two x 1.5-hour sessions plus break

A number of discounts are available

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What you will need

To join the course, you will need access to a computer, tablet or laptop with a camera and microphone. You will need to activate a free Zoom account to join the course. This takes two minutes and does not require any payment. It is purely for administrative purposes.

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