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Law and authors : a legal handbook for writers / Jacqueline D. Lipton

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Lipton, Jacqueline D.
Published
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
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Contents
Introduction setting the stage : a primer on the law for writers -- Copyright basics -- Know your (copy)rights -- Writing for someone else -- Fair use basics -- Specific fair uses -- Contracts with agents and publishing houses -- Self-publishing contracts -- Protecting your author brand -- Writing about real people -- Damaging someone's reputation -- Marketing and social media -- Photographs, illustrations, and other artwork -- Finding additional help.
Summary
"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 simple legal guide for all kinds of 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. With a focus on American law, the book 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"--
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ISBN
9780520972247 (ebook)
0520972244
9780520301801 (cloth)
9780520301818 (paperback)
Note
Includes index.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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