The Copyright Permission And Libel Handbook
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| Author | : Lloyd J. Jassin |
| Publisher | : Wiley |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 1998-02-04 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9780471146544 |
"A thoughtful, comprehensive, and invaluable guide for writers."--Bernard Lefkowitz, Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism "Easy to read and understand . . . should be on every publisher's reference shelf."--Jan Nathan, Executive Director, Publishers Marketing Association For anyone who has ever faced the confusing web of copyright and libel laws, this practical, problem-solving guide is a godsend. In clear, jargon-free language, legal experts provide the information and techniques you need to prepare a manuscript or multimedia work for publication. You'll learn how to: * Clear rights for all types of copyrighted materials, including quotations, photographs, fine art, motion picture stills, song lyrics, and more * Protect yourself against libel suits * Determine if a work is in the public domain * Assess if quoting without permission qualifies as fair use * Locate rights holders * Negotiate clearances Includes library of sample forms: * permission letter * interview release * model release * work-made-for-hire agreement * copyright assignment * photograph license
| Author | : Stephen Fishman |
| Publisher | : Nolo |
| Total Pages | : 441 |
| Release | : 2020-12-02 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 1413327842 |
If you work with words, you need this book No writer likes to see their hard work or creativity copied by others—or to be accused of copying. Fortunately,The Copyright Handbook provides everything you need to protect yourself. Find information and forms to help you: learn what copyright law protects and doesn’t register your work with the Copyright Office deal with infringers, online and off transfer ownership of a copyright get international copyright protection understand the “fair use” rule obtain permission to use copyrighted work, and profit from your copyright. The 14th edition is updated with key court decisions and emerging rules in order to provide the latest guidance on registering and protecting your work. With Downloadable Forms: Essential forms and agreements including a Copyright Assignment, Work-Made-for-Hire Agreement, Collaboration Agreement, and Permission Agreement are available for download (details inside).
| Author | : Lee Wilson |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 999 |
| Release | : 2018-04-10 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 1621536211 |
"A definitive resource." —Midwest Book Review A Clear, Friendly Reference for Using, Protecting, and Profiting from Copyright Copyright may seem like a mystery, but it is actually quite easy to understand—as Lee Wilson demonstrates in The Copyright Guide, Fourth Edition. This resource explains everything you need to know to make copyright work for you, including how to license your copyrights, how to acquire the right to use the works of others, what copyright infringement is, how to protect your works from infringement, and how to avoid infringing on the works of others. This is a must-read for anyone who creates or uses copyright—which, due to the explosion of information technology, is just about everyone! In plain language with scores of real-life examples, this newly updated edition addresses important issues in copyright, including: How to secure copyright protection without a lawyer What constitutes copyright infringement How copyright law applies to new media When parody is really infringement How to handle copyright trolls With informative tips and easy-to-use forms, The Copyright Guide will save you legal fees, make sure you avoid infringing on the works of others, and help you protect and profit from what you create.
| Author | : William S. Strong |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 493 |
| Release | : 2014-05-30 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 0262027399 |
This edition has been thoroughly updated to cover copyright developments in the law since 2000. There is expanded coverage of infringement and fair use, with detailed discussion of recent decisions, including the Grateful Dead, Google, and HathiTrust cases. It considers such topics as open access, the defeat of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), file sharing, e-reserves, the status of "orphan works," and the latest developments under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). It also modernizes explanations of topics such as authorship and ownership; transfers and licenses of copyright; copyright notice; registration of copyright (including the new online registration and "preregistration" systems); the scope of rights included in copyright, and exceptions to those rights; "moral rights"; compulsory licenses; tax treatment of copyright; and international aspects of copyright law.
| Author | : Lee Wilson |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2009-11-02 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 1621531961 |
• Who needs this book? Only every writer, photographer, illustrator, designer, businessperson, musician, songwriter, filmmaker, teacher, researcher, advertiser, and Web designer in the United States • How to find copyright owners, request permissions, and keep records • Easy-reference copyright duration chart, form agreements, form letters, resources, and checklists Permissions—they’re enough to make anyone crazy. Thank heavens there’s Fair Use, Free Use and Use by Permission, the one-volume reference that is sure to save the sanity of thousands of grateful readers. Writers, photographers, illustrators, designers, teachers, researchers—anyone involved with intellectual property needs this practical, straightforward guide to copyright law. Find out what constitutes fair use, how to get permissions, and how to protect creative work, plus learn about copyright infringement, public domain, and much more. Illuminating true-life stories enliven the ins and outs of copyright law, and helpful charts, resource lists, and forms make the permissions experience vastly more manageable. Let a respected intellectual property lawyer show the way through the copyright maze!
| Author | : Lee Wilson |
| Publisher | : Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 329 |
| Release | : 2012-08 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1581159129 |
Provides guidelines for negotiating copyright situations, and describes the copyright system, covering copyright ownership, copyright duration, fair use, contracts, and more.
| Author | : Stephen Fishman |
| Publisher | : NOLO |
| Total Pages | : 460 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Copyright |
| ISBN | : |
A handbook for writers and artists provides the necessary forms to protect all types of written expression under U.S. and international copyright law, using step-by-step instructions to illustrate how to register a written work with the copyright office, determine what works can be protected, transfer copyright ownership, define and avoid infringement, and maintain electronic publishing rights.
| Author | : William S. Strong |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 493 |
| Release | : 2014-05-30 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 0262323516 |
An accessible and comprehensive guide to copyright law, updated to include new developments in infringement, fair use, and the impact of digital technology. Through five editions since 1981, this book has offered the most comprehensive accessible guide available to all aspects of copyright law. Now, with the sixth edition, The Copyright Book has been thoroughly updated to cover copyright for the Internet age, discussing a range of developments in the law since 2000. The only book written for nonlawyers that covers the entire field of copyright law, it is essential reading for authors, artists, creative people in every medium, the companies that hire them, users of copyrighted material, and anyone with an interest in copyright law from a policy perspective. New material includes greatly expanded coverage of infringement and fair use, with detailed discussion of recent decisions, including the Grateful Dead, Google, and HathiTrust cases. The new edition considers such topics as open access, the defeat of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), file sharing, e-reserves, the status of “orphan works,” and the latest developments under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The sixth edition also brings up to date The Copyright Book's plain English explanation of such fundamental topics as authorship and ownership; transfers and licenses of copyright; copyright notice; registration of copyright (including the new online registration and “preregistration” systems); the scope of rights included in copyright, and exceptions to those rights; “moral rights”; compulsory licenses; tax treatment of copyright; and international aspects of copyright law. As copyright issues grow ever more complicated, The Copyright Book becomes ever more indispensable.
| Author | : Stephen Fishman |
| Publisher | : NOLO |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
Writers, publishers, journalists, editors, librarians--anyone who works with words and who needs to understand copyright law--can benefit from the step-by-step instructions and necessary forms provided in The Copyright Handbook. The book includes detailed information on such topics as transfer of copyri ght ownership, works for hire, fair use and infringement. Illustrations.
| Author | : Ellen M. Kozak |
| Publisher | : Holt Paperbacks |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 2004-04-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9780805073782 |
A newly revised and updated edition of the indispensable desk reference for writers, publishers, agents, and anyone else with questions about copyright and publishing laws What is a copyright? How often does it have to be renewed? How do you inherit it? How do you determine the copyright of a letter or an illustration? What defines “fair use”? How can you determine when something is in the “public domain”? How is material on the Internet copyrighted? This newly revised and updated edition of Every Writer’s Guide to Copyright and Publishing Law answers these and other pertinent questions in clear, accessible language. Ellen M. Kozak, herself an author and a lawyer, covers matters such as publishing contracts, libel, privacy, electronic property, moral rights, “Son of Sam” laws, and product liability, among others. For anyone involved in the book business—writers, editors, publishers, agents, lawyers, and even critics or scholars with questions about intellectual property— this authoritative and accessible desk reference is truly indispensable.
