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OverviewEverything a writer needs to know about the law. This accessible, reader-friendly handbook will be an invaluable resource for authors, agents, and editors in navigating the legal landscape of the contemporary publishing industry. Drawing on a wealth of experience in legal scholarship and publishing, Jacqueline D. Lipton provides a useful legal guide for writers whatever their levels of expertise or categories of work (fiction, nonfiction, or academic). Through case studies and hypothetical examples, Law and Authors addresses issues of copyright law, including explanations of fair use and the public domain; trademark and branding concerns for those embarking on a publishing career; laws that impact the ways that authors might use social media and marketing promotions; and privacy and defamation questions that writers may face. Although the book focuses on American law, it highlights key areas where laws in other countries differ from those in the United States. Law and Authors will prepare every writer for the inevitable and the unexpected. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jacqueline D. LiptonPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780520301801ISBN 10: 0520301803 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 04 August 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Setting the Stage: A Primer on the Law for Writers 1. Copyright Basics Ownership, Registration, the Public Domain, and Creative Commons 2. Know Your (Copy)Rights Understanding Your Rights and Protecting Your Work 3. Writing for Someone Else Ghostwriting, Freelancing, “IP,” and Works for Hire 4. Fair Use Basics 5. Specific Fair Uses Parody, Fanfiction, and Educational Use 6. Contracts with Agents and Publishing Houses 7. Self-Publishing Contracts 8. Protecting Your Author Brand Trademark Basics 9. Writing about Real People Privacy Law 10. Damaging Someone’s Reputation Defamation Law 11. Marketing and Social Media Websites, Blogs, Book Trailers, Social Networking, and More 12. Photographs, Illustrations, and Other Artwork 13. Finding Additional Help Notes IndexReviews“Law and Authors is a very well-written book that should satisfy the needs of most writers in understanding the basics of publishing law.” * Publishing Research Quarterly * Law and Authors is a very well-written book that should satisfy the needs of most writers in understanding the basics of publishing law. * Publishing Research Quarterly * Author InformationJacqueline D. Lipton is an internationally recognized professor of law, a consultant, and a literary agent who has published widely on contract, copyright, and trademark law, cyberlaw, privacy, and defamation issues, with an emphasis on laws relating to the publishing industry. She is the coauthor of multiple editions of leading cyberspace casebook Cyberspace Law: Cases and Materials and coauthor of The Criminal Law of Intellectual Property and Information. She also authored Rethinking Cyberlaw; Internet Domain Names, Trademarks, and Free Speech; and Security over Intangible Property. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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