Traditional publishing is undergoing a fundamental change with the advent of the digital era, and those publishers who fall behind and fail adequately to adopt online marketing and distribution techniques are unlikely to survive. At Taveners we have extensive experience of advising publishers and resellers in relation to the structure of their digital offerings, including subscription and payment models. Simon Smith has lectured frequently on contracts in the publishing industry. We frequently advise on:

• Agency agreements
• Author contracts
• Business process outsourcing agreements
• Competition law
• Confidentiality agreement
• Consultancy agreements
• Copyright
• Data protection
• Design rights
• Distribution agreements
• Domain name transfers
• e-books
• e-journals
• Electronic publishing
• Electronic rights
• Equipment leasing
• Facilities management agreements
• Franchising
• Fulfilment arrangements
• Hardware and telecoms equipment acquisitions
• Image rights
• IT implementation and support agreements

• IT infrastructure outsourcing agreements
• Joint ventures
• Licensing of content
• Mobile platforms
• Online platforms
• Online subscription arrangements
• Outsourced services
• Patents
• Perpetual access rights
• Publishing agreements, lecturing and teaching the law of
• Publishing contracts
• Referral agreements
• Royalty bearing agreements
• Sponsorship agreements
• Technology and intellectual property legal due diligence
• Terms and conditions for online businesses
• Terms for online marketplaces
• Trademark applications
• Trademark licensing
• Trademarks
• Website development and hosting agreements