Television Formats: Does English Law Adequately Protect the Industry and What Can the Industry do to Protect Itself?

Item request has been placed! ×
Item request cannot be made. ×
loading   Processing Request
Read More Add to Saved list
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States; UNITED Kingdom
    • Subject Terms:
      CBS Broadcasting Inc.
    • Subject Terms:
      GLASS House (TV program)
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses television formats and British television industry legal protections as of February 2013, focusing on an analysis of the nation's Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 and its potential application to reality television productions. A copyright lawsuit involving the reality television program "Glass House" in the U.S. is addressed, along with strategic brand protection and the establishment of proprietary rights under English law.