The Yearbook of Copyright and Media Law is a key source of information and analysis for all copyright, media and entertainment law professionals. The special survey in this yearbook focuses on definitions of film and there are articles on subjects such as the Microsoft judgment and the impact of The Human Rights Act and the Data Protection Act.

Up to date and informative, the Yearbook of Copyright and Media Law is now well-established as a key source of information and analysis for all copyright, media and entertainment law professionals. It is is designed to respond to practical developments and problem areas such as the Internet and Multimedia while also making a serious contribution to copyright and media law as a legal discipline. The central feature of the Yearbook is the range of annual surveys prepared by expert practising lawyers. Covering all issues from copyright, trademarks, licensing societies and new technology to libel, contempt of court and music contracts, the surveys contain considered and thorough analysis of the most recent developments in the UK, the EC, and beyond. The special survey in this yearbook focuses on definitions of film and there are in-depth articles on subjects of particular topicality such as the Microsoft judgment and the impact of The Human Rights Act and the Data Protection Act.

Table of Cases
Table of Legislation and Treaties
PART I: ARTICLES
The Myth of the Auteur: Performers as Authors
Collectivism of Copyright:The Future of Rights Management in the European Union
Rules Without Law: Media Regulation in China
The Human Rights Act 1998 in Comparison To the Protection of Privacy and Personality in Germany
Defamatory Meaning: Pleading and Practice in New South Wales
The Data Protection Act 1998 and the Media
Young Persons, Criminal Proceedings and Open Justice - A Comparative Perspective
Everdecreasing Circles? The Crisis in Standards Setting in the Wake of US v Microsoft
New Bottles But No Wine: Economic Trademark
PART II: SPECIAL SURVEY
Film, Cine and Audi-Visual Works: Questions of Definition
PART III: ANNUAL SURVEYS
International Developments in Copyright Law
Developments Related to Music
Copyright/Practice, Procedure and Remedies
New Media and Internet
Substantive Copyright
Trademark and Passing Off Cases
EC and UK Competition Developments
Main Developments in the Field of Broadcasting Law
The European Convention on Human Rights and Media Law
Libel Law
Reporting Restrictions and Contempt
PART IV REVIEW OF BOOKS
Media Regulation, Public Interest and the Law
The Legal Concept of Art
Trade Marks in Theory and Practices
Censorship and Silencing: Practices
The Making of Modern Intellectual Property Law