| Abstract: | - The new edition of Selling Rights by Lynette Owen is an opportunity to pause and take stock of the changes and challenges for rights people at the turn of the decade.
- Revenues accruing to UK publishers from rights sales has increased by over 22% in the past 5 years.
- The recent and controversial European Union Copyright Directive and Brexit will undoubtedly impact selling rights, but as yet, we do not know what that impact will be.
- Technology plays a role both in changing the kinds of rights being licensed and in helping the management of rights sales to be carried out more efficiently.
- It is vital that rights metadata is developed and implemented to ensure improved efficiency in rights management.
- Rights Management Practice will need to evolve in response to the climate emergency.
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