Protecting intellectual property (IP) in the creative industries provides, in a simple and concise format, a comprehensive overview of all IP Rights relating to the creative industries: copyright, related rights, protection of designs, inventions, trade marks and trade secrets, and protection against unfair competition, with detailed discussion of the possible ways of enforcing the rights, the interplay between the rights, the affiliation of works based on the employment relationship, and other relevant issues. The authors hope that the book will become a handy tool to help the creative industries practitioner or student quickly find and understand the most important aspects of the operation of the relevant IP law, its advantages and disadvantages.