This text examines in detail the intellectual property rights protecting artistic works and artists' rights generally in the United Kingdom. It focuses on the UK but where appropriate other relevant jurisdictions are discussed.

The only book available in the UK which explains the legal position in respect of copyright in works of art.

Part 1 Introduction: background and scope
copyright and art. Part 2 The copyright system - its justification and history: justifications for copyright
history of copyright. Part 3 The modern law of copyright: background
UK law. Part 4 Moral rights and droit de suite: moral rights
implications of moral rights
moral rights in the USA
artist's resale right (droit de suite). Part 5 Art and the Internet - copyright, related rights and digitization: copyright in digitized works
copyright and computer-generated works
transitory copying and the Internet
transmission right
publication right
database right
implications of moral rights for the digital environment
copyright legislation and the digital future. Part 6 Some current issues: copyright in photographs
copyright and visual search engines - fair use and fair dealing in the on-line environment
modern art and copyright
aboriginal works. Part 7 Some practical issues: copyright in the context of art loans
copyright and setting up a website -acquiring and using image rights
the use of images in art books - the limits of fair dealing
copyright in commissioned art works. Part 8 Art and intellectual property rights other than copyright: breach of confidence
passing off
trade marks
domain names. Part 9 Conclusion: categories of "art" and the subsistence of copyright
appropriating the public domain - idea versus expression
the digital future.