The Yearbook of Media and Entertainment La 1995 [Hardcover]

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. ThisYearbookspans 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.

Part I: Articles
The Media and the Law,Sir Brian Neill, Lord Justice of Appeal
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Press Freedom and Police Access to Journalistic Material,David Feldman
The New European Order for Public Service Broadcasting,Vincent Porter
The European Content Requirement in the EC Television Directive - Five Years After,Bruno de Witte
The Role of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission: Current Practice and Future Prospects,Thomas Gibbons
Understanding the New Copyright Environment: An Assessment of the State of Copyright Law: From Whitford to Multimedia,Gerald Dworkin
The EC Directive on Rental and Lending Rights and Rights Related to Copyright and the Implications for the United Kingdom,Deborah Stones
Copyright, Compulsory Licensing, and EC Competition Policy,Steve Anderman
Part II: Annual Surveys 1995
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