summary contents: Volume 1: The Law of Multimedia: Introduction: The Subject and Legal Issues. Copyright Rights. Copyright Ownership. Trademark. Unfair Competition. Right of Publucity. Right of Privacy. Defamation. Trade Secret. Patent.- Developing Multimedia Products: Creating Content. Using Content Without Permission. Clearing Rights to Content. Licensing Content: Basic Issues. Licensing Text. Licensing Databases. Licensing Characters. Licensing Musical Works. Licensing Sound Recordings. Licensing Photographs and Still Images. Licensing Motion Pictures and Other Audiovisual Works. Licensing Software. The Impact of Entertainment Industry Unions. Using an Independent Developer.- Distributing Multimedia Products: Licensing Multimedia Products for Distribution.