COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING - THE CHANGING SCENE

A rapid survey of the key current issues and changes in the copyright and licensing environment. Briefly discusses the reasons why there is so much change, and in particular the changing attitudes of bork autho rs and customers towards publishers. Surveys the new contractual Probl ems confronting publishers; the requirements for doing business electr onically in future; major legal changes; and developments in licensing . Concludes by considering how publishers can influence what happens.