Copyright in architectural drawings: what does planning permission permit? By Andrew Allan-Jones, Sarah Hopton For developers acquiring sites which already have planning permission, it is vital to make sure you…
Whose line is it anyway? By Sarah Hopton Before making use of a work protected by copyright, consent from the rights holder(s) is usually…
Principles of joint authorship By Sarah Hopton In a recent case, the English Court of Appeal set out the legal principles to consider when…
Online sale of ‘second-hand’ e-books requires authorisation By Sarah Hopton The Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) has ruled* that the supply to the public by…
The Digital Single Market Directive: implementation by the UK By Sarah Hopton According to Chris Skidmore, the former Minister for Universities, Science, Research and…