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News from CILIP Monday 19 December 2005 For immediate release New 'Digital Copyright' e-book published by Facet Publishing New title includes weblinks, one-click navigation and customisable sample forms 'Digital Copyright', Facet Publishing's first e-book, has been specifically written for electronic use. It is not simply a pdf of a conventional book, but is searchable, optimised for the viewing and using on screen and full of weblinks to relevant resources. It can also be cross referenced between chapters and sections at the click of a button, and has customisable sample forms in Word format. On top of these features, users can make their own comments and insert their own bookmarks in the document. 'Digital Copyright' examines how copyright applies in the electronic environment and asks whether digital content is treated differently from hard-copy material, and if so how. Topics covered include: * Database right * The application of copyright to websites and intranets * The use of screenshots in presentations * Hyperlinking and deep linking * How the copyright exceptions apply to digital content * Licences, contracts, or a set of terms and conditions * The interface between copyright law and contract law * Model licence agreements * The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 - including the new offences, particularly relating to the removal or alteration of rights management information; and the question of circumventing technological protection measures such as digital rights management systems * Digital signatures * Relevant legal cases * Further reading. Two basic licences are offered: single user and single site. However, if neither of these options suit, please contact the publisher. When e-book orders are processed (including confirmation of the appropriate licence agreement) the customer will be sent an envelope with instructions and a unique user name and password enabling them to download the e-book from the special e-book microsite. E-book orders, like traditional book orders, take up to 5 days to process and dispatch. Take a look at the special microsite at www.facetpublishing.co.uk/ibriefing/index.shtml for further information including a recent article in 'Update' by Paul Pedley and sample content from the e-book. Contact: Mark O'Loughlin, Marketing Manager, Facet Publishing Tel: 020 7255 0597 Email: [log in to unmask] <Mailto:[log in to unmask]> Notes to Editors CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers. It forms a community of around 35,000 people engaged in library and information work, of whom around 23,000 are CILIP Members and around 12,000 are regular customers of CILIP Enterprises. For more information about CILIP, please go to www.cilip.org.uk. Facet Publishing is the leading international publisher of books for the library and information profession. Previously Library Association Publishing, Facet Publishing is wholly owned by CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. With over 150 titles in print, Facet Publishing has a comprehensive list covering all the major aspects of professional activity. 'Digital Copyright' is published by Facet Publishing and can be ordered online at www.facetpublishing.co.uk. (Single user: November 2005; 1-85604-573-0; £34.95 plus VAT. Single site: November 2005; 1-85604-559-5; £174.95 plus VAT.) - Ends -