You may find some of the links below useful for information about various parts of the publishing industry in particular, with lots of resources about intellectual property, including copyright, designs and trade marks.

• The UK Publishers' Association: www.publishers.org.uk
• The UK Intellectual Property Office: http://www.ipo.gov.uk
• Association of Authors' Agents: www.agentsassoc.co.uk
• The Writers' Guild of Great Britain: www.writersguild.org.uk
• The Society of Authors: www.societyofauthors.net
• The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers: www.alpsp.org
• Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society: www.alcs.co.uk
• Delia Venables (legal resources in the UK): www.venables.co.uk