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详细
- The only collection of precedents with a focus on the digital media sector
- Presents realistic sample contracts as used in practice, enabling the user to familiarise themselves with standard forms
- Gives the reader rare commercial background commentary to the agreements, which goes beyond traditional precedents, drawing on the expertise both of the authors and of industry insiders
- Easy to navigate, with the annotations to the contracts laid out on the facing page
- Includes invaluable input from US lawyers on the differences in US agreements.
- Includes agreements for digital downloads, user generated content, social networks, wireless apps and cloud computing.
Digital Media Contractscontains a collection of sample agreements, presenting annotated contracts from the digital media industry in typical formats for the industry. Included are agreements for digital downloads, user generated content, social networks, wireless apps and cloud computing. It goes beyond traditional precedents by giving practical, commercially-grounded commentary and background information to assist both readers intending to draft their own documents and those looking for hands-on guidance when reviewing standard form documents received from other parties. Lawyers working in the digital media industry, private practitioners and in-house lawyers will find this work especially useful. Its jurisdictional scope is primarily focused on the UK with comparative comments on similar agreements in the US, with input from lawyers based in the US. This comprehensive guide will provide practical support in the form of checklists and flow-charts, and will include additional supporting documents such as standard NDAs and sample Heads of Agreement.
Readership: Lawyers working in the digital media industry, both private practitioners and in-house lawyers; more general commercial lawyers, business development executives and contract managers in companies within the digital media industries. Suitable for those working in UK and US jurisdications.
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I. Introduction
1.: Introduction
2.: Commercial Themes
3.: Legal Themes
II. The Agreements
A. Acquisition & Development
A1.: Non-Disclosure Agreement
A2.: Heads of Agreement
A3.: Assignment of Rights
A4.: Content Supply Agreement
A5.: Software Development
A6.: Cloud Video Services Agreement
A7.: Website Design & Build Agreement
A8.: Hosting Agreement
A9.: Service Level Agreement
A10.: Domain Name Settlement
B. Licensing & Distribution
B1.: Interactive Entertainment Software Distribution Agreement
B2.: Online Information Supply Agreement
B3.: Online Advertising Terms
B4.: Website Affiliate Agreement
B5.: Wireless Content Agreement
B6.: Download Agreement
B7.: Podcasting Agreement
B8.: Website Terms of Use
B9.: Privacy Policy
B10.: User-Generated Content
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Alan Williams, Consultant to DLA Piper, Duncan Calow, Partner, DLA Piper, and Andrew Lee, Consultant, Andrew Lee & Associates
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"As much a cultural history as a book about copyright and the related moral rights, this book offers a fascinating angle on copyright, with surprising relevance for the modern publishing industry." - Joss Saunders, Learned Publishing
"But as a contracts manager (and perhaps even an intellectual property lawyer) it is easy to feel unequipped and at sea when dealing with digital products or marketing tools. This book could be a lifeboat." - Anji Clarke, Learned Publishing
"Overall, this book provides any party involved in media negotiations with useful checklists and model clauses to consider using." - Professor Charles Oppenheim, Managing Information, Issue 9