Every Writer's Guide to Copyright and Pu

by Ellen M. Kozak

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805012222
• ISBN13: 9780805012224
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: Holt McDougal
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Solved problem of lack of how-to knowledge

As a non-lawyer, I'm involved with a literary society and we have original papers that we wanted to publish, having no clue as to how to or what to - this book helped us to comply with the law, as well as protect our intellectual property. It helped us deal with issues that are complex, but not impossbile to navigate, even for the creative types.

Guide to Copyright Law & Publishing

Great resource book. I'm involved with permissions editing, and this answered several of the questions I had.

ESSENTIAL FOR ALL WRITERS!

This book is a sine qua non for any and every writer! Read this book prior to sending out ANY manuscripts! The author tells you in simple language facts you MUST KNOW to protect yourself and your writing! THE THIRD EDITION (not yet reviewed by anyone else on this website) INCLUDES REFERENCES TO THE MOST RECENT CASES AND CHANGES IN THE COPYRIGHT LAW, including internet examples such as debunking internet publishing scams. Order ASAP for your own protection! You will wonder how you EVER felt safe without the knowledge contained in this book!

As a "lay student" of copyright, I like it.

It seems to be a good "primer" on copyright law and other aspects of of publishing law. It's main value to me has been in confirming some of the concepts and thoughts that I had independently arrived at through study of the copyright code and some of the more significant court cases. The only real problem that I see with the book is that it is already out of date. It has nothing in it on the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act or the Digital Millenium Copyright Act and really does not adequately address the problem of copyright infringement on the internet.