The Business of Digital Publishing

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Rights sales and new digital publishing opportunities

We have seen how copyright is being re-evaluated given the changing environment and the move to digital environments. There are more specific aspects of rights sales that are impacted by the growth of digital products. Here we will look at:

1. The changing approach to territories
2. The challenges of digital products when selling rights
3. Key considerations for rights deals

Introduction

Territoriality is an area that has been debated more frequently following the ease of publishing across borders via the internet. Specialist publishing has tended to be global in scope but the consumer market has traditionally had a more territorial approach, and this is undergoing a shift. Publishers have been ...