University of California Press
Law and Authors
About this book
Everything 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.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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Chapter one. Copyright Basics
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Chapter two. Know Your (Copy)Rights
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Chapter three. Writing for Someone Else
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Chapter four. Fair Use Basics
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Chapter five. Specific Fair Uses
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Chapter six. Contracts with Agents and Publishing Houses
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Chapter seven. Self-Publishing Contracts
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Chapter eight. Protecting Your Author Brand
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Chapter nine. Writing about Real People
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Chapter ten. Damaging Someone’s Reputation
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Chapter eleven. Marketing and Social Media
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Chapter twelve. Photographs, Illustrations, and Other Artwork
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Chapter thirteen. Finding Additional Help
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Notes
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Index
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