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a Manual for Journalists

Contents
Introduction
2. The fundamentals of authors rights
3. Differences between freelances and
journalists
4. European Union Authors Rights legislation
5. Authors rights in the information society
6. Guidelines for concluding contracts
7. Collecting societies
8. Infringement - what steps to take?
9. International cooperation
10. The future
11. List of abbreviations

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