Academic Materials and Publishing Checklist
Copyright
n Protects
Moral Rights
n Personal
n Includes
the form in which you express an idea
and arises automatically. (No need to register
in UK)
n Exists in original written items, pictures,
photographs, software, music, films, broadcasts
and typographical arrangements
n Protects generally for creator's lifetime
+ 70 years
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
rights of creator of a copyright work
rights to be identified as author
n Cannot be transferred but can be waived
Performer's Rights
n Personal
Database Rights
n
rights of a performer in their
performance of a drama, dance, music, reading
n Rights in recordings of performances can
be transferred
Protect collections of works/data systematically
arranged and accessible electronically or by
other means
n No need to register database rights
n Protection is for 15 years or longer if the
database is substantially altered
Trade Marks
n Can
n Registrable
Patents
n Protects
inventions which are new, inventive
and capable of industrial application
n Not often relevant to academic materials
and publishing
Choosing a publisher
PUBLISHING
arise automatically – stronger if registered
if distinctive and not descriptive
n Bear
n
in mind the different media available
How quickly do you want the material
published?
n Find out about the publisher
n Submit in publisher's preferred form/style
n Indicate the need for any confidentiality
